Programs & Services
Offered at Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center
Dental Clinic
Our Dental Clinic offers more than dental cleanings and simple procedures to keep your teeth and mouth healthy and clean. We are a patient-centered dental home and we are dedicated to making your visit pleasant, so you can experience the benefits of healthy teeth for a lifetime.
Pharmacy
Our professional pharmacists and technicians are an important member of your Care Team. They provide you with important information about the medications you are prescribed and coordinate your care with your primary care provider and Behavioral Health Care provider to promote safe, quality patient care.
Medical Clinic
Our medical teams work together to provide you with the best possible treatment and outcomes in a comfortable, well-equipped setting. We provide comprehensive and culturally sensitive health care for your whole family. You are at the center of your provider-led Care Team.
Behavioral Health Department
GLIIHC’s Behavioral Health Department staff provide social, behavioral, cultural, and spiritual services. Our behavioral health and social services’ mission is to meet the emotional and mental health needs of urban Indians and loved ones with respect and sensitivity to your culture.
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Urban Indian Health Center
🕯️ A Reminder to Gather, Remember, and Heal 🕯️
Our Candlelight Grief Vigil is coming up on Friday, June 29, and we invite adults 18+ to join us for an evening dedicated to honoring loved ones who have walked on.
Together, we will create space for reflection, healing, and connection through a prayer fire, guided meditation, a flower-laying ceremony, creative activities, and fellowship with community. Attendees are also welcome to bring a photo of a loved one to place on our remembrance table as we honor their memory.
Whether you are carrying recent grief or remembering someone who has been gone for many years, you are welcome to join us in this supportive and compassionate space.
The evening will also include a meal, prevention resources, and Narcan distribution.
🕯️ Adults 18+ only
🕯️ Drug- and alcohol-free event
For more information, contact:
Madison Black
414-316-3745
mblack@gliihc.net
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Looking for a simple way to stay active, enjoy the outdoors, and connect with community? Join the GLIIHC Walking Club!
Starting Thursday, June 18, we'll meet at the Jackson Park Farmers Market at 5:30 PM before taking a relaxing walk around the pond. Whether you're looking to improve your fitness, reduce stress, boost your mood, or simply enjoy some fresh air, every step counts. If you need transportation to the park, meet at GLIIHC by 4:45pm, and the shuttle will leave at 5pm.
Walking Club meets every other Thursday at the Jackson Park Boathouse and is open to all fitness levels. Bring a friend, enjoy the scenery, and join us as we walk our way to better health together.
📍 Jackson Park Boathouse / Farmers Market
🕠 5:30 PM
For more information, contact:
Dane Hagert
📞 414-316-5023
📧 dhagert@gliihc.net
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This Friday, June 12, between 11am - 12pm in the 2nd floor lobby, Native pregnant and breastfeeding mothers can receive a specially curated food box filled with traditional and nutrient-rich foods to support healthy families.
Each box may include items such as:
🌾 Wild rice, hominy corn, buckwheat flour, and rolled oats
🐟 Fish and pork
🫘 Jacob's cattle beans and golden flax seed
🥕 Sweet potatoes, beets, and carrots
🥬 Kale, tatsoi, asparagus, and seasonal vegetables
These foods provide important nutrients including protein, fiber, iron, omega-3 fats, vitamins, and minerals that help support both mother and baby.
❗Boxes are limited and must be reserved in advance.
To reserve your box, please contact:
Megan, Registered Nurse & Certified Lactation Consultant: 414-383-9526, press 1
This program is offered in partnership with the Native Breastfeeding Coalition of Wisconsin, whose mission is to strengthen and encourage the traditional practice of breastfeeding for generations to come. 💙
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The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center (GLIIHC) is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation means that GLIIHC has met compliance with nationally recognized standards for providing high-quality, safe patient care. AAAHC accreditation is our commitment to continually improve services and performance – in all areas of the organization. Nationally, we have joined a body of more than 5,000 accredited ambulatory health care organizations across the United States.
The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center is accredited as a Patient Centered Medical Home with Behavioral Health Integration Award by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of health care organizations. NCQA’s mission is to improve the quality of health care.
The Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc. (GLIIHC) employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical decision support (CDS) into the delivery of healthcare services to help health care providers incorporate the best available evidence into clinical decision making to deliver safe and appropriate care).