Diabetes affects a staggering number of adults and children across the United States — 37.3 million, or 1 in 10 — and rates are even higher in Native communities.
The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), a national nonprofit working to improve the health of American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities, is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to encourage increased influenza and shingles vaccination rates among AI/AN individuals.
The Gun Lake Casino team set a goal to raise $23,000 during October to support the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” campaign. The Gun Lake Casino team surpassed its by over 26 percent by raising $29,000 for the worthy cause.
WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders called on lawmakers to enhance tribal law enforcement authority and implement further behavioral health interventions to address the fentanyl crisis at a Senate oversight hearing on Wednesday.
The Indian Health Service (IHS) will replace an outdated computer system that is 40-years-old. This work supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in the Government as well as the Administration’s ongoing efforts to advance health equity and support tribal communities.
The Native American Health Center (NAHC) in Oakland, California announced on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, Natalie Aguilera, MPA (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Having dedicated over 18 years to NAHC, Aguilera previously served as the Chief Administrative Officer.
On March 5, 2023, President Biden announced agency actions to make the voting process more accessible in alignment with recommendations made by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF). This included a new initiative at the Indian Health Service (IHS) piloting “high-quality voter registration services across five different IHS facilities before the end of 2023."
Nickolaus Lewis, a member of the Lummi Nation Tribal Council, has watched his community suffer loss after loss this year to opioid overdoses. Two of the victims have been infants.
A recent overdose tragedy in Lummi Nation is prompting one of Washington’s U.S. senators to call on fellow lawmakers to pay much-needed attention to a public health crisis that is tearing through Native American communities.
Soon after Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected speaker of the House on Wednesday, the National Indian Health Board announced that in his campaign to become speaker, he sent out a Dear Colleague Letter outlining his goals and projected timelines for action.