The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Code of Ordinances includes the “Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Protection Code,” or the “Elder Code” for short. The Elder Code is developed with input from different SRPMIC government departments and approved by Council. The Community is able to practice its own jurisdiction by the development of the code, which […]

With the River People Health Center slated for a November construction completion, the yet-unnamed dental suite housed on the second floor will be run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be providing emergency and preventive dental care to enrolled Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and other enrolled Native patients. […]

Each department within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community government plays an important role in the bigger picture of keeping the Community safe, informed and thriving. The SRPMIC Social Services Department (SSD) focuses on the most vulnerable of the Community’s population: seniors and disabled adults. Under this department, Social Services and Senior Services workers assess […]

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and with the extra stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused on our population, now it’s more important than ever to bring to light the risk factors and prevention tips for strokes. A stroke happens when the blood supply is blocked to part of the brain or if a blood […]

Starting the week of April 19 and ending the week of May 24, Salt River Support Services will be hosting an “Invest in You” Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members. If you participate in congregate meals, home-delivered meals, homecare assistance or SSD recreation, or if you are assigned a […]

If you recently received a COVID-19 vaccine, you might have noticed a few extra hands helping out at the last few vaccination clinics. Due to the high volume of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, employees and family members who were eligible to get the Moderna vaccine, the SRPMIC Emergency Management COVID-19 Command Team reached […]

The construction of the new River People Health Center at McDowell Road and State Route 87/Country Club on tribal land should be completed in mid-November. When O’odham Action News last caught up with the construction managers of the project in summer 2020, the building was being topped off with a beam, signifying the completion of […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Soliel Smith, a junior at Fountain Hills High School, has participated in two school sports this year: volleyball in the fall and basketball in the winter. Smith just wrapped up basketball for the season and took some time to reflect on playing the two sports this year.  Smith, the […]