Originally established in 1997, BAIHP is an Urban Indian Organization Healthcare program funded by the Indian Health Service Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94-437) Title V, as an Outreach and Referral Center. It is the only Urban Indian Health Care facility in Kern County. BAIHP serves a client population representative of over 220 tribes across the nation, who currently reside in Kern County.
BAIHP is a culture-based health access and advocacy program designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of the urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) peoples in Kern County.
Quality Care
BAIHP provides medical case management, public health nursing services, mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, transportation assistance, and referrals and payment assistance for medical, dental, and vision care needs.