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Indigeneity as a determinant of health

WebICT. NEW YORK — This year’s United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is focusing on human, territorial and planetary health. The Permanent …

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Navajo Nation hospital constructs new facility to improve health …

WebThis ambitious endeavor aspires to provide better, more advanced health care to the Navajo Nation, but equally important is Sage Memorial’s mission to incorporate …

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Running Medicine provides ‘healing journey’

WebThe Running Medicine program includes a session of Ojibwe stickball in July 2021, with participants raising their sticks high to begin. The program, founded by Anthony and Shannon Fleg in Albuquerque, New …

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Native-owned healthcare makes a difference in Alaska

WebThe organization, Southcentral Foundation, known as SCF, provides health care to 65,000 Alaska Native and Indigenous people living in Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and 55 rural villages.

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New, upgraded Native health care facilities open in Arizona

WebSage Memorial Hospital is scheduled to open a new 90,000-square-foot, 25-bed hospital located in Ganado on May 30, 2024. The hospital and medical, dental and …

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Centering Indigenous knowledge in environmental justice

WebAs an urgency around climate change continues to grow, so does the recognition of the importance of Indigenous knowledge as a central component of environmental justice. On a federal level, further …

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A new model for caring for Indigenous foster children

WebLA PLANT, S.D. — Past a gravel road lined with old white wooden buildings is a new, 8-acre village dotted with colorful houses, tepees, and a sweat lodge. The Simply Smiles Children’s Village, in this …

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Construction of Dilkon Medical Center nears completion

WebThis is a large part of Nation building,” said President Nez. In May 2019, President Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer issued a letter to Indian Health Service authorizing Winslow Indian Health Care Center, …

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Pascua Yaqui Tribe breaks ground on new health and …

WebNews Release. Pascua Yaqui Tribe - Health Services Division. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has broken ground on a new 100,000- square-foot building for its Health and Social Services Divisions. The …

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IHS operations to continue in face of shutdown

WebPreviously, IHS employees would have to work without pay or on furlough, limiting service to the roughly 2.6 million citizens who rely on Indian Healthcare. During …

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Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians celebrates ribbon cutting of its …

WebThis new building, formerly known as the Dignity Health Medical Group, is located at 2526 Sister Mary Columba Dr. in Red Bluff. The expanded clinic space will …

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A Look at End-of-Life Care Issues for Native Americans

WebNov 21, 2011. More than 4 million people in the United States identify themselves as either American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN), a diverse group of people who come from …

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Psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native cultures and behavioral …

WebRichard Laughter: I think as a Native psychiatrist practicing the ceremonies that we need, it is my duty to put things up that are going to connect with the people …

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Cherokee Nation completes four health center construction …

Web“The purpose of these four projects was to not only give support to our health system as they serve a growing number of patients each year, but to positively …

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Physician Recommends New Diabetes Prevention Paradigm for

WebGrants recently awarded and administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)—of which EBCI is a recipient—support 5-year cooperative …

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium replaces Valerie …

WebThe Consortium co-manages the statewide referral side of the Alaska Native Medical Center while the regional nonprofit Southcentral Foundation provides primary …

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Washington state expands dental therapist program

WebICT. A new law in Washington state will greatly increase access to dental services and help address oral health disparities, say supporters. On May 15, …

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Michigan, Ohio legislators discuss ‘endgame’ of banning all trans

WebMichigan Advance. Several Republican legislators from Michigan and Ohio were recorded in an online forum planning to try to ban trans health care for everyone, …

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Potawot health facility designed like a traditional village

WebSep 12, 2018. Original: Jan 31, 2002. ARCATA, Calif. ? The recently opened Potawot Health Village is not your typical modern health facility. Rather, the $18 million facility …

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