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Senate advances bill to establish permanent Indian health liaison role at Utah Department of Health
Summary
Senators passed amendments to create and fund (subject to appropriation) a full-time Indian health liaison position at the Utah Department of Health to address persistent health disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native communities; the bill advanced with unanimous support on the floor.
Senate Bill 22, presented by Senator Iwamoto, would establish a strengthened Indian health liaison role within the Utah Department of Health to coordinate outreach, tribal consultation and public-health surveillance for American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the state.
Iwamoto said tribal leaders requested the change to respond to long-standing disparities in maternal and child health, chronic disease and access to care. He described historical steps that led to a…
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