The mission of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE) is to support the IHS Mission goal by:
- providing optimum availability of functional, well maintained health care facilities and staff housing;
- providing technical and financial assistance to Indian tribes and Alaska Native communities (tribes) to promote a healthy environment through the cooperative development and continuing operation of safe water, wastewater, and solid waste systems and related support facilities; and
- assisting each American Indian tribe and Alaska Native community to achieve its unique goals for obtaining health care facilities and establishing and maintaining a healthy environment.