OUR MISSION
All Nations is committed to promoting sustainable healthy lives for our Native people and the surrounding community through culturally based, holistic care.
All Nations Health Center (All Nations) is one of 41 Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) located throughout the United States and has been incorporated as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) community-based organization since 1970, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community. Originally known as Qua-Qui, the founders of this organization saw a need for those Native Americans who have left their reservation to seek a better way of life through higher education and/or employment to have a place to come together as Indian people to practice and preserve their culture. This need still exists today and All Nations continues to provide support to our urban Indian community to assist in the transition from reservation life into mainstream society.
Qua-Qui began offering health services in the late 70’s and by 1982 the health program provided weekly on-site clinics facilitated by volunteer nurses from the Montana State University Student Nursing Program and a volunteer Family Health Practitioner. The clinic offered minor health care services including well child and special clinics for women. By 1986, Qua-Qui had experienced many organizational changes including relocation, phasing out on-site clinical services and changing the name from Qua-Qui to Native American Services Agency. In 1993, we merged our services with the Missoula Indian Alcohol & Drug Services Agency in order to provide one stop comprehensive health and chemical dependency services to the Indian community. We changed our name from Native American Services Agency to The Missoula Urban Indian Health Center, and finally to All Nations Health Center to better express the feeling of openness that our health center has in serving all people.
All Nations now proudly offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare services from Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health Services. All Nations implements an Integrated Care Model and has begun to implement trauma-informed practices and policies in order to achieve holistic wellness for the Missoula AIAN community. We now currently serve over 2,000 registered clients who are AIAN enrolled tribal members or up to second-degree descendants.
The All Nations Health Center Board of Directors and Executive Director recently presented the new All Nations Strategic Plan 2020-2023 to the Missoula Urban Indian community. All Nations developed this strategic plan to revitalize organizational engagement with the local Native community, the community at large, and partners. It also establishes steps toward organizational growth and increased service capacity.
Over the next four years, All Nations will strive for the following vision:
“We envision a healthy and engaged Missoula Native American community that values wellness and has access to culturally appropriate, trauma-informed services provided by a team of professional community providers who are supported by a network of local, state, federal, and tribal partners.”
This document details how All Nations will implement each objective by identifying specific actions, timelines, action leads, and stakeholders.