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People who receive food aid payments can now see how much they should receive from reduced benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is operating with $6 billion in reserve funding to feed roughly 42 million Americans during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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On Monday, U.S. officials outlined plans to fully utilize $6 billion from a contingency fund to cover partial payments to states for people who receive food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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 Native communities will have the opportunity this Saturday to safely dispose of unused and expired prescription medications as part of a nationwide initiative to combat drug misuse and protect vulnerable youth.
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Melissa Skeet recounted the night she fled into the dark, wooded hill behind her apartment in Flagstaff, Arizona. 

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Dr. Donald Warne, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health and Director of the Center’s Great Plains Hub, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)—one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

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States are scrambling to implement changes, and the federal shutdown is further threatening benefits.

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A culturally grounded parenting program is helping Native families across Indian Country break cycles of trauma and heal generational wounds.

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ZUNI, NM — This fall, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project brought its “Rooted in Healthy Traditions” after-school program back to Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School for the fourth consecutive year. Made possible with support from the CDC’s Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country and the New Mexico Department of Health, the eight-week program kicked off Sept. 9 and will run through Oct. 30, offering youth a safe space for learning, play, wellness and cultural connection.
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If the federal government shutdown extends into November, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—which oversees the food stamp program—will exhaust its funding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Despite Indian Country bearing some of the highest fatality rates of the overdose crisis, there is a woefully insufficient number of programs that provide clean needles in Indian Country to reduce death and the spread of disease. 

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