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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" campaign during Breat Cancer Awareness month, Gun Lake Casinon, located in one-half way between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan at the US - 131's Bradley exit, is hosting a series of events to raise money for the the worthy cause.
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October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to honor and remember those lost to abuse, celebrate and support survivors, and focus on awareness and prevention of domestic violence.
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The University of North Dakota Department of Social Work at the College of Nursing and Professional Development and its partners have received a second five-year $2.5 million federal award from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to continue their work statewide to reduce the disproportionate placement of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children away from their families and communities and to improve child welfare outcomes for Native children and families.
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A new website launched by the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health aims to guide tribes in spending funds from the tribal opioid litigation settlements.
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As the midway point was reached of a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council was updated on the progress and success of its collaboration with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and its Center for Indigenous Cancer Research (CICR).
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer risks and the value of screening and early detection, while also raising funds for cancer research.
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The Chickasaw Nation, based in Ada, Oklahoma, recently hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean. During her visit, Dean learned about the robust nutrition program operated by the Chickasaw Nation.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), on Wednesday announced it has awarded $232.2 million in grants for suicide prevention and behavioral health care for at-risk communities, including more than $200 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribal nations and organizations to build local capacity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and related crisis services.
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Early last week, Evelyn Jefferson (Lummi) was hanging doses of Narcan — the life-saving opioid reversal drug — from trees in a homeless encampment in Bellingham, Washington, near the Lummi Nation.
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