About AIHFS
Since 1978, American Indian Health & Family Services (AIHFS) has been a nonprofit health and community wellness center. The center’s approach integrates traditional Native American healing and spiritual practices with contemporary Western medicine in both treatment and prevention through the use of the Integrated Care Model.
AIHFS is a Title V Urban Indian Health Organization and a Federally Qualified Health Center that has obtained CARF accreditation as a certified “Health Home.” A health home is a healthcare delivery approach that focuses on the whole person and integrates and coordinates primary care, behavioral health, other healthcare, and community and social support services. AIHFS is supported by funding from the Indian Health Service, federal grants, and contributions from partners and community members. AIHFS is located in southwest Detroit and serves a seven-county area.
Our mission is to provide integrated, culturally grounded healthcare that honors the sacred connection between our people and traditions. We are dedicated to empowering Southeast Michigan families to achieve Minobinmaadziwin (The Good Life) through holistic wellness and the enhancement of physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health.
We believe …
- quality health care should be accessible for all.
- community is the foundation of our organization.
- in the balance of physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being.
Our approach integrates traditional Native American healing and spiritual practices with contemporary western medicine in both treatment and prevention to connect care with a culture of comprehensive wellness in the areas of:
- Medical Care
- Behavioral Health Care
- Community Health and Family Wellness Services
