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New Research Brings Attention to AI/AN Motor Vehicle Death Rate
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy published a new literature review in the Epidemiologic Reviews journal, addressing the high rate of motor vehicle deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. The authors of the …
Fort Berthold Health Center Brings Services, Hopes and Memories to Community
The only hospital the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota ever had was destroyed when the Garrison Dam flooded the community of Elbowoods in 1954. But maybe
Study Reveals Grim Implications for Oral Health in Indian Country
Forty percent of children and nearly sixty percent of adults on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation suffer from moderate to urgent dental needs, according to a recent study.
Construction to Begin on New Benewah Medical and Wellness Center
This month, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe plans to start construction of its new $17 million, 50,000 square-foot Benewah Medical and Wellness Center, as reported by
Quapaw Tribe Provides Air Quality Alerts to Members
Members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma can now receive alerts on air quality conditions through a service created by the tribe’s environmental office. The service was launched
Navajo Nation President Shelly Receives Special Award from IHS
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has been awarded the Indian Health Service Director’s Special Recognition Award for Public Health Leadership for his significant work in eliminating the
Native Americans and Other Minorities Don’t Get the Same Stroke Care as Whites
Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement published online last month in
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments Receives $1.1 Million in Contract Support Costs Settlement
Late last month, the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) approved a settlement agreement under which the federal government will pay the Council of Athabascan
Cherokee Nation Opens Lactation Center
[caption id="attachment_1692" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Breastfeeding Room at Cherokee Nation's New Lactation Center"][/caption] Yesterday morning, the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house
Tribes to Promote Healthier Lifestyles with USDA Food Distribution Grants
This month, 15 tribal nutrition education projects were awarded grants totaling about $1 million through the USDA's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). The funding will
