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Native American veterans encompass resilience, overcome health …

WebOne of the largest challenges facing Native female veterans is the distance it takes to reach health care services provided by the VA. This holds true for Natives living …

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Urban Indian Healthcare

WebSeven in 10 Native Americans live in urban areas and face health inequities that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges faced by urban …

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New VA Office To Focus on Reducing Rural Health Problems for …

WebThe Department of Veterans Affairs is creating a new umbrella office to manage health care for all American Indian and Alaska Native veterans and expanding a …

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Health clinics serving Native Americans in cities grapple with …

WebHealth-care organizations that support Native Americans living in urban areas receive minimal federal funding, even though more than 70 percent of the U.S. Native …

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End Mandates, Ease Debt to Attract Health Care Workers: Experts

WebSeveral hospitals said that COVID vaccine mandates cost them only about 1%-2% of their workforce. For example, Northwell Health, the largest hospital system in …

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Native Americans in Chicago have high opioid death rates. So why …

WebSarina DiMaso, a behavioral health counselor and citizen of the Chiricahua Apache and Taino Nations, provides relapse, recovery and suicide prevention treatment …

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The VA doesn’t cover fertility treatments for unmarried veterans or

WebHe hasn’t raised any money, which he believes is because he set up the campaign as the coronavirus pandemic struck. Thirteen states mandate insurance …

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Five articles about death that may give you a new perspective on …

WebSo with that, we’ve decided to share with you five articles on the subject of death that may bring you a new perspective on life. 1) “600 Miles in a Coffin-Shaped …

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Adapting a Zero Suicide Approach to Native Communities

WebZero Suicide is a suicide program that first launched in 2012, promoting the adoption of “zero suicide” as a goal across U.S. health care systems (Courtesy of …

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Some therapists face burnout as pandemic increases need for …

WebA woman holds a sign promoting mental health. (By Feggy Art ) The Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open has found that the COVID-19 …

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New Study Suggests Religion Affects Suicide Rates Differently …

WebWASHINGTON — A Michigan State University sociologist reports in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior that religious participation affects suicide rates …

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Mental Health Within the African-American Community: a call to …

WebAfrican-Americans has faced several discrepancies with mental health. Rather it being the lack of communication when discussing the topic, the scarcity of …

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Sen. Hawley champions for St. Louis constituents despite …

WebSen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has previously struggled to gain support to expand a compensation law to cover victims of radiation exposure in more states, …

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Health Care Worker Shortage Will Only Get Worse If Lawmakers …

WebHealth care professionals and experts testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions subcommittee about the shortage of health care workers …

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Victims of U.S. Nuclear Tests on Marshall Islands Demand Action …

WebWASHINGTON — Most Americans learn briefly about the Marshall Islands in a high school history class. Resting five thousand miles west of California in the heart of …

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Chris Bragg amd Anne Snabes, Author at Medill News Service

WebThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School of Journalism, …

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9/11 health bill backers press Congress

WebThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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Walmart targets Hispanics' health

WebThe stories here were reported, written and produced by Northwestern University graduate journalism students in the Washington program of the Medill School …

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After Losses in Two States, Public Nuisance Law Looms Large Over …

WebWASHINGTON – Many of the more than 3,000 active lawsuits filed by state and local governments in the nationwide legal saga of the opioid epidemic share a …

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Improvised biological, chemical, radiological weapons pose …

WebWASHINGTON – Despite federal and local efforts to prevent improvised biological, chemical and radiological weapons from being used in the U.S., anyone can …

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Everything Felt Like a Punishment: First-person accounts of COVID …

WebIncarcerated individuals are five and one-half times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 and three times more likely to die from it than the general public, according …

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