Sonoma County Indian Health Project

sonoma county indian health project, inc. (scihp) was established in 1971 by a group of leaders from the indian communities of sonoma county. their goal was to provide health care for all indians of sonoma county and to provide services in a manner which is sensitive to the culture and traditions of the local indian tribes. over the years, scihp has steadily progressed from a small organization consisting of a single dental chair and an exam table to the multimillion-dollar comprehensive health care facility it is today. in 1999, the board of directors acquired private land. in collaboration with the tribes, scihp secured several grants through hud (housing and urban development) to begin building our facility. our initial operation revenue was through the indian health service, under the indian self-determination and education assistance act (p.l. 93-638). in 2001, we were able to move into our newly built facility, which is where we are presently located. scihp is funded by state, co