This document is a 2010-2015 strategic plan report from Eastern Aleutian Tribes, an Alaska Native health organization. It provides an executive summary, message from the board president, and outlines goals and accomplishments over the past 5 years. Key points include that EAT has grown from a small organization with few employees and a small budget to a larger corporation with over 100 employees and a $9.2 million budget, offering professional health services across 8 communities. The strategic plan process helped establish priorities around improving services for patients, communities, programs, and technology over the next 5 years.

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Photo by Brenda Wilson, King Cove
2010 -2015 Report to Our People

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Our Guiding Principles
VISION:
Eastern Aleutian Tribes
has the healthiest people in the nation.
MISSION:
Eastern Aleutian Tribes
will provide and continually improve
quality services in all aspects of health care,
supporting the well-being of our people.
CORE VALUES:
! Respect
! Integrity
! Dignity
! Caring
! Empowerment
! Innovation
! Collaboration
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3. Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 4
Message from our Board President......................................................................... 5
Our Board of Directors.............................................................................................. 6
Looking Forward ....................................................................................................... 7
About Our Logo.......................................................................................................... 8
Our Community Health Centers....................................................................... 9-11
Qagaasakung ............................................................................................................. 12
Our Goals for 2010-2015 .......................................................................................... 13
People ................................................................................................................... 14
Programs ............................................................................................................... 15
Outreach ................................................................................................................ 16
Elders ..................................................................................................................... 17
Communication.................................................................................................... 18
Information Technology ..................................................................................... 19
Finance .................................................................................................................. 20
Quality Improvement.......................................................................................... 21
2010 Innovations/Pilot Projects........................................................................ 22, 23
Ataqan Akun ............................................................................................................. 24
Looking Back to the Future .................................................................................... 25
Improving Patient Care....................................................................................... 26
Visit with Region 10 HHS Director ................................................................... 27
Floating Health Fair ............................................................................................. 28
Programs Overview........................................................................................29-33
Recent Outreach ............................................................................................. 34, 35
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Table of Contents

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The Unangan people have lived in the
Aleutians for millennia, creating one of the
most sophisticated adaptations to a maritime
environment in human history. Not unlike
Eastern Aleutian Tribes whose team members
continue in that spirit, providing health care
to the residents of this unique region with its
geographic isolation, inclement weather and
challenges of economic sustainability.
Building upon the Unangan traditions of
finding solutions to their formidable
environment, the Board of Directors, and
executive staff of Eastern Aleutian Tribes
engaged in a comprehensive strategic
planning process early in 2010 to establish
the organization’s direction for the next
five years.
In the spirit of open and honest discussion,
special consideration was given to future
directions for our people, programs,
outreach, fund development, innovations
in technology, and community involvement.
We clarified our mission, recasting it in
language that more distinctly reflects our
purpose. We developed a vision, and
formulated bold initiatives to carry us
forward.
Strategic planning, so much a process of our
times, has proven to be an invaluable way for
organizations to vision, plan, and strategize.
It also gives us the opportunity to review the
work we have done, affirm our successes,
determine what we could have done better,
and chart our course for the future.
The result is this Strategic Plan for 2010-2015
which clearly states our vision, our mission,
and the objectives and tasks required to fulfill
them. It is a guide for our future, one that
clearly reflects the vitality of Eastern Aleutian
Tribes and the considerable commitment of
our board and staff.
We look forward to the opportunities
presented by this Strategic Plan and to its
promise of advancing the health care needs
of the people of the Aleutian Chain and
Whittier as the next five years unfold.
Executive Summary

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More than 19 years after Eastern Aleutian
Tribes was formed in 1991, we are now
presenting our fourth Five-Year Strategic
Health Services Plan. And how things have
changed! From our roots as a small Native
health organization, we have matured into
one of the most progressive Native health
organizations in the Alaska Tribal Health
System, providing health services to the
communities of Adak, Akutan, Cold Bay,
False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon,
Sand Point and Whittier.
We started out with a handful of employees
and a miniscule budget under $500,000.
Today, we have grown into a corporation
with over 100 employees and an operating
budget of $9.2 million, offering a level of
professional health services utilizing mid-
level practitioners and Community Health
Aides / Practitioners.
The numbers and expertise of our
Community Health Aides continue to
increase as we foster opportunities for
lifelong learning. With the advent and
implementation of Electronic Health Records,
the experiences of our patients will continue
to improve. We are expanding recruitment
strategies to attract qualified candidates who
share our mission and goals to our uniquely
beautiful but, at times, formidable region. We
are building partnerships, forming valuable
alliances, and collaborating with other
governmental agencies. And with the recent
change in leadership, we are working toward
becoming fully accredited.
Admittedly, we do face challenges. Health
care reform will undoubtedly present some
hurdles to overcome. Funds from traditional
sources are likely to decline over the next
few years. In spite of these obstacles, the
Board of Directors and the staff of Eastern
Aleutian Tribes are dedicated to turning our
vision into reality: “Eastern Aleutian Tribes
has the healthiest people in the nation.”
During the next five years, we’re looking
forward to great achievements as we
continue to foster an attitude of excellence
in an ongoing process to improve all clinical
and other service outcomes provided by EAT.
We invite you to join us in our journey.
President
Board of Directors
Eastern Aleutian Tribes
Message from our Board President