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One in six people in the U.S. fall ill from foodborne illness every year. Roughly 3,000 Americans die from foodborne illness annually. In 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law to combat this problem through preventative measures.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, and the Chickasaw Nation takes mental health seriously. Since its establishment by Mental Health America in 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has acted as a foundation for raising awareness and reducing stigmas about mental health conditions and how they affect people within America. The Chickasaw Nation provides numerous services to improve mental well-being.
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More than 1,250 tribal leaders, tribal health workers, and advocates descended on Rapid City, South Dakota, yesterday to kick off the 42nd Annual National Indian Health Board Conference.
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A recent study has found that 54% of older American Indians have cognitive impairment, and 10% have dementia. These numbers are much higher than those seen in the general American population, highlighting a significant health issue.
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Chickasaw Nation Medical Center (CNMC) recently received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions. This designation is reserved for select hospitals that demonstrate outstanding leadership in health care sustainability and overall hospital quality through single-use device (SUD) reprocessing.
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Two members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the vice chair of the Committee, and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), introduced the Enhancing Native Elders’ Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect (Native ELDER) Act that would improve federal programs and services focused on healthy aging and independence for Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian elders.
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IHS Blog. In November 2022, I announced the IHS National E3 Vaccine Strategy to ensure that we offer every patient at every encounter every recommended vaccine, when appropriate. Vaccination is our agency’s clinical and public health prevention priority, as we work to mitigate the risks of vaccine-preventable illness across the age spectrum in Indian Country.
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Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation will celebrate a monumental achievement on May 16 as its inaugural class of 46 medical students graduates from the country’s first tribally affiliated medical school.
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A new study revealed that rising child mortality rates in the United States are affecting Native American and Black youth the most.
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It was 2022 when pediatrician Tom Herr realized just how many babies on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota were already infected with syphilis when they took their first breaths. He was seeing more and more patients who’d spent their first weeks in a tangle of tubes that pumped antibiotics into their tiny bodies. Some had died in the womb.
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