The Cherokee County Health Services Council was created in 1999 under the Oklahoma Interlocal Cooperation Act (OICA), which created a quasi-intergovernmental agency to serve the public good on behalf of multiple public entities. The Cherokee County Health Services Council's founding board members are Northeastern Health System, The Cherokee Nation (CN), Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, and Northeastern State University.

 

Cherokee County Health Services Council also networks with local health care providers and three community coalitions. Cherokee County Health Services Council also facilitates one of the coalitions-The Cherokee County Community Health Coalition-a Coalition with members from local social service agencies, Tahlequah Public Schools, and multiple health-based entities.