Ihs.gov - SEO Checker

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Page quality
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Page structure
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Link structure
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Server
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External factors
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File size
74.70 kB
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746
Media files
28
Number of links
193 internal / 12 external

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Title
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Indian Health Service | Indian Health Service (IHS)
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Meta description
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The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized Tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian Tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS Mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
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descriptionThe Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized Tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian Tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS Mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.
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Page quality

Content
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No paragraphs were detected.
These Typos were found:
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This page contains 746 words. That's ok.
14.7% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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Additional markup
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HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/responsive2017/images/IHS_Logo_white.pngIndian Health Services
/responsive2017/images/IHS_Logo_black.pngIndian Health Services
...themes/responsive2017/images/aboutus.jpgIHS - About Us
...es/responsive2017/images/forpatients.jpgIHS - for Patients
...s/responsive2017/images/forproviders.jpgIHS - for Providers
...responsive2017/images/communityH_top.jpgIHS - Community Health
...s/responsive2017/images/careeroppsbg.jpgIHS - Career Opportunities
...17/images/MsFowlerNewsroomBackground.jpgNewsRoom
...nsive2017/images/banners/Vote_banner.jpgRegister to vote or update your registration
.../banners/Ambulatory_Care_banner_2024.jpgApply Today for the IHS Small Ambulatory Program
...ve2017/images/banners/IHSVAMapBanner.pngIHS and VA Launch New Map Application for Native Veterans
...7/images/banners/E3Rollout_WebBanner.jpgIHS E3 Vaccine Strategy
...es/responsive2017/images/banners/HIT.pngPartnership Built – Technology Driven – Patient Centered
...s/banners/child-abuse-hotline-banner.jpgIHS Hotline for Reporting Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse
...ive2017/images/heros/tribal-partners.jpgIndian Health Services - Triabal Partners
...esponsive2017/images/heros/find-jobs.jpgIndian Health Services - Find Jobs
...onsive2017/images/heros/get-services.jpgIndian Health Services - Get Services
...sive2017/images/initiatives/diabetes.jpgPreventing the diabetes epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
...017/images/initiatives/indianveteran.jpgIHS and Veterans Affairs (VA) are working together to improve the health
...ges/initiatives/improvingpatientcare.jpgThe Indian Health Service (IHS) launched the Improving Patient Care (IPC)
...2017/images/initiatives/babyfriendly.jpgThe IHS Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program for healthy AI/AN children, parents, and pregnant people.
...17/images/initiatives/sustainability.jpgEnvironmental Sustainability
...17/images/initiatives/telebehavioral.jpgTelebehavioral Health Center of Excellence
/responsive2017/images/arrow_up.pngScroll To TopBack to Top
/redesign2012/images/logo-linkedin.pngIHS Linkedin
/redesign2012/images/logo-youtube.pngIHS YouTube
/redesign2012/images/logo-facebook.pngIHS Facebook
/responsive2017/images/x-logo.jpgIHS Twitter

Page structure

H1 heading
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Headings
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The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H3 In the News
H3 Upcoming Events
H4 A to Z Index
H4 Tribal Partnerships
H4 Search available jobs at IHS.
H4 Getting Services
H4 Office Mail Stops
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 12 external links on this page.
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https://www.ihs.gov/Anchor Skip to site content
A-TITLE Skip to site content
https://www.hhs.gov/New window External Subdomain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ihs.gov/Indian Health Service
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/a/A
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/b/B
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/c/C
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/d/D
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/e/E
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/f/F
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/g/G
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/h/H
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/i/I
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/j/J
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/k/K
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/l/L
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/m/M
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/n/N
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/o/O
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/p/P
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/q/Q
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/r/R
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/s/S
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/t/T
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/u/U
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/v/V
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/w/W
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/x/X
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/y/Y
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/z/Z
https://www.ihs.gov/atoz/2a/#
/employeeresources/Employee Resources
https://www.ihs.gov/feedbackform/Feedback
https://www.ihs.gov/aboutihs/About IHS
/aboutihs/overview/Agency Overview
/aboutihs/annualbudget/Annual Budget
/aboutihs/eligibility/Eligibility
https://www.ihs.gov/ihscalendar/Event Calendar
/aboutihs/indianhealthmanual/Indian Health Manual
/aboutihs/keyleaders/Key Leaders
/aboutihs/legislation/Legislation
/aboutihs/organizationalstruct...Organizational Structure
/aboutihs/ouremployees/Our Employees
/aboutihs/health-it-modernizat...Health IT Modernization Program
https://www.ihs.gov/ihsoffices/IHS Offices
https://www.ihs.gov/headquartersIHS Headquarters (HQ)
https://www.ihs.gov/clao/Congressional and Legislative Affairs Staff (CLAS)
https://www.ihs.gov/eeo/Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (DMEEO)
https://www.ihs.gov/odsct/Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes (ODSCT)
/selfgovernance/Office of Tribal Self-Governance (OTSG)
https://www.ihs.gov/urban/Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP)
https://www.ihs.gov/pas/Public Affairs Staff (PAS)
https://www.ihs.gov/ocps/Office of Clinical and Preventive Services(OCPS)
https://www.ihs.gov/oehe/Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE)
https://www.ihs.gov/ofa/Office of Finance and Accounting (OFA)
https://www.ihs.gov/ohr/Office of Human Resources (OHR)
https://www.ihs.gov/oit/Office of Information Technology (OIT)
/Office-of-Quality/Office of Quality (OQ)
https://www.ihs.gov/oms/Office of Management Services (OMS)
https://www.ihs.gov/alaskaAlaska Area
https://www.ihs.gov/albuquerqueAlbuquerque Area
https://www.ihs.gov/bemidjiBemidji Area
https://www.ihs.gov/billingsBillings Area
https://www.ihs.gov/californiaCalifornia Area
https://www.ihs.gov/greatplainsGreat Plains Area
https://www.ihs.gov/nashvilleNashville Area
https://www.ihs.gov/navajoNavajo Area
https://www.ihs.gov/oklahomacityOklahoma City Area
https://www.ihs.gov/phoenixPhoenix Area
https://www.ihs.gov/portlandPortland Area
https://www.ihs.gov/tucsonTucson Area
/findhealthcare/Find Health Care
https://www.ihs.gov/forpatients/for Patients
https://www.ihs.gov/acaAffordable Care Act (ACA)
/findhealthcare/Text duplicate Find Health Care
/forpatients/faq/Frequently Asked Questions
/forpatients/healthcare/Health Care
/forpatients/healthtopics/Health Topics
/forpatients/improveyourhealth/Improve Your Health
/forpatients/patientforms/Patient Forms
/forpatients/patientsrights/Patients Rights & Responsibilities
/forpatients/personal-health-r...Personal Health Record
/forpatients/prc/Purchased/Referred Care (PRC)
/forpatients/socialmedia/Social Media
/forpatients/complaints/Suggestions & Complaints
/forpatients/veteran-resources/Veteran Resources
https://www.ihs.gov/yrtc/Youth Regional Treatment Centers
https://www.ihs.gov/forproviders/for Providers
/forproviders/bestpractices/Best & Promising Practices
/forproviders/clinicalresources/Clinical Resources
/forproviders/committees/Committees
/forproviders/continuinged/Continuing Education
/forproviders/healthandwellness/Health & Wellness Programs
/forproviders/healthit/Health Information Technology
https://www.ihs.gov/listserv/LISTSERV Email Groups
/forproviders/ncc/National Combined Councils
/forproviders/patiented/Patient Education
https://www.ihs.gov/provider/Primary Care Provider
/riskmanagement/Risk Management
/forproviders/veteran-resources/Text duplicate Veteran Resources
/communityhealth/Community Health
https://www.ihs.gov/dbh/Behavioral Health
/communityhealth/chr/Community Health Representatives (CHR)
/communityhealth/contacts/Contacts
/communityhealth/environmental...Environmental Health
/communityhealth/sustainability/Environmental Sustainability
/communityhealth/healthcommuni...Health Communications
/communityhealth/hpdp/Health Promotion
/communityhealth/injuryprevent...Injury Prevention
https://www.ihs.gov/NutritionNutrition
/communityhealth/schoolhealth/School Health
https://maps.ihs.gov/External Subdomain Visualizing Data
https://www.ihs.gov/careeropps/Careers@IHS
/careeropps/careerpaths/Career Paths
/careeropps/healthprofessions/Health Professions
/careeropps/indianhealthcareers/Indian Health Careers
/careeropps/loanrepayment/Loan Repayment
/careeropps/studentopportunities/Student Opportunities
/careeropps/contactrecruiter/Contact a Recruiter
https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/Newsroom
/newsroom/announcements/Announcements
/newsroom/congressionaltestimony/Congressional Testimony
https://www.ihs.gov/contactus/Contact Us
/newsroom/directorsspeeches/Director's Speeches
/newsroom/factsheets/Fact Sheets
/newsroom/ihs-blog/IHS Blog
/newsroom/ihs-updates/IHS Updates
/newsroom/pressreleases/Press Releases
/newsroom/reportstocongress/Reports to Congress
/newsroom/triballeaderletters/Tribal Leader Letters
/newsroom/urbanleaderletters/Urban Leader Letters
https://vote.gov/External Register to vote or update your registration
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...Subdomain Apply Today for the IHS Small Ambulatory Program
/newsroom/announcements/2023-a...Subdomain IHS and VA Launch New Map Application for Native Veterans
/newsroom/announcements/2023-a...Subdomain IHS E3 Vaccine Strategy
https://www.ihs.gov/hit/Subdomain Partnership Built – Technology Driven – Patient Centered
/newsroom/announcements/2021-a...Subdomain IHS Hotline for Reporting Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse
https://www.ihs.gov/Anchor Tribal & Urban Partnerships
/newsroom/triballeaderletters/Text duplicate Tribal Leader Letters
/newsroom/urbanleaderletters/Text duplicate Urban Leader Letters
/tribalconsultation/Tribal Consultation
/selfgovernance/Office of Tribal Self Governance
https://www.ihs.gov/odsct/Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes
https://www.ihs.gov/urban/Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
https://www.ihs.gov/Anchor Find Jobs
https://www.ihs.gov/Anchor Getting Services
/findhealthcare/Text duplicate Find Health Care
/forpatients/faq/FAQs
/forpatients/patientforms/Text duplicate Patient Forms
/forpatients/patientsrights/Patient Rights and Responsibilities
https://www.ihs.gov/prc/Text duplicate Purchased/Referred Care (PRC)
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...Callout for Green Infrastructure Project Proposals for FY 2025
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...IHS Welcomes Dr. Lisa Majewski as Director, Office of Quality
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...IHS Announces Rear Adm. Kelly Battese as New Division of Commissioned Personnel Support Director
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...IHS Announces Alzheimer's Program Training and Education Contract Award
/newsroom/announcements/2024-a...IHS Announces New Office of Human Resources Director
/ihscalendar/calendar/dstac-mo...DSTAC Monthly Call
/ihscalendar/calendar/chef-reg...CHEF Regulation Training
/ihscalendar/calendar/chap-tri...CHAP Tribal Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting
/ihscalendar/calendar/tribal-c...Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer: Health Information Technology Modernization Site Readiness and Training
/ihscalendar/calendar/virtual-...Virtual Urban Confer Session: Proposed Reorganization of DDIGA Offices
https://www.ihs.gov/sdpi/Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI)
IMG-ALT Preventing the diabetes epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
https://www.ihs.gov/vaihsmou/Access to Care for Native Veterans
IMG-ALT IHS and Veterans Affairs (VA) are working together to improve the health
https://www.ihs.gov/ipc/Improving Patient Care (IPC)
IMG-ALT The Indian Health Service (IHS) launched the Improving Patient Care (IPC)
https://www.ihs.gov/mch/Maternal and Child Health
IMG-ALT The IHS Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program for healthy AI/AN children, parents, and pregnant people.
/sustainability/Text duplicate Environmental Sustainability
IMG-ALT Environmental Sustainability
/telebehavioral/Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence
IMG-ALT Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence
https://www.ihs.gov/Anchor Find a Mail Stop
/accessibility/Accessibility
/BudgetFormulation/congression...Budget
https://www.ihs.gov/contact/Contact Information
https://www.ihs.gov/disclaimers/Disclaimer
https://www.ihs.gov/webplugin/Download Plug-Ins
/eeo/nofearact/EEO/No Fear Act
/forpatients/faq/Text duplicate FAQs
https://www.ihs.gov/FOIA/Freedom of Information Act
https://www.ihs.gov/hipaa/HIPAA
https://www.hhs.gov/civil-righ...External Subdomain Nondiscrimination Notice
/sites/HIPAA/documents/NoticeP...New window Subdomain Notice of Privacy Practices
https://www.ihs.gov/foia/Performance
https://www.hhs.gov/open/plain...New window External Subdomain Plain Writing Act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/External Subdomain The White House
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...External Subdomain Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
/privacypolicy/Website Privacy Policy
/forpatients/socialmedia/Stay Connected
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT IHS Linkedin
A-TITLE IHS Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/user/I...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT IHS YouTube
A-TITLE IHS YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/India...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT IHS Facebook
A-TITLE IHS Facebook
https://www.twitter.com/IHSgovNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT IHS Twitter
A-TITLE IHS X (Formerly Twitter)
/language-assistance/Español
/language-assistance/繁體中文
/language-assistance/Tiếng Việt
/language-assistance/한국어
/language-assistance/Tagalog
/language-assistance/Русский
/language-assistance/العربية
/language-assistance/Kreyòl Ayisyen
/language-assistance/Français
/language-assistance/Polski
/language-assistance/Português
/language-assistance/Italiano
/language-assistance/Deutsch
/language-assistance/日本語
/language-assistance/فارسی
/language-assistance/English

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.ihs.gov/"
HTTP header
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The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
Performance
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The page response time is very slow (2.68 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 17 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
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The file size of the HTML document is fine (75 kB).

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 7,936 referring domains.
This page has 427,871 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,027 different ip addresses.

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www.ihs.gov
Indian Health Service | Indian Health Service (IHS)
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized Tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian Tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS Mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
IHS76%Check
Service65%Check
Health Service63%Check
Indian Health Service63%Check
Health61%Check
Indian61%Check
Indian Health61%Check
Health Services58%Check
Search IHS56%Check
American Indian55%Check

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