Albuquerque, NM (February 4, 2020) –The State Corporation Commission of New Mexico issued The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. it’s Certificate of Incorporation on this day, forty years ago. We are tremendously proud of the organization’s humble beginnings. We continue to work towards the organization’s original primary purpose to enhance the effectiveness of the health programs through meaningful participation by Indigenous communities in the decision-making process of their health programs to meet their basic health and unique cultural health needs and to promote the development of self-determination. Today, we continue to deliver health care services that honor spiritual and cultural values through our Audiology program, STD/HIV/AIDS prevention program, Intergenerational Intertribal Positive Directions for Native Health project, Prevention for Community Wellness: Positive Directions for Native Health project, and the Native American Research Center for Health. Other projects that are led by the Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center, one of 12 tribal epidemiology centers across the nation that is housed at AAIHB include the Tribal Injury Prevention Resource Center, the Home-based Kidney Care project, Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country program and the Tribal Epidemiology Center Public Health Infrastructure project. We remain centrally located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently have 58 employees. Our board consists of members from Jicarilla Apache Nation, Mescalero Apache Nation, Ramah Band of Navajo, To’Hajiilee Navajo Chapter, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe. http://www.aaihb.org Contact: Ayn N. Whyte, M.S. awhyte@aaihb.org (505) 764-0036