Aberdeen, South Dakota (AP)
A reorganization of the senior staff is among the changes since Charlene Red Thunder took over as area director of the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service.
Red Thunder has created a senior staff she believes will let the Aberdeen Area IHS move forward in a four-state coverage area where more than 118,000 Indians who are eligible for services. By 2015, IHS officials expect the Indian population to increase to 145,628.
A reorganization of the senior staff is among the changes since Charlene Red Thunder took over as area director of the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service.
Red Thunder has created a senior staff she believes will let the Aberdeen Area IHS move forward in a four-state coverage area where more than 118,000 Indians who are eligible for services. By 2015, IHS officials expect the Indian population to increase to 145,628.