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Health Equity: Changing the Narrative About Indian Country

Native News Online is launching a year-long deep dive into critical health equity issues affecting Indian Country.  Through this reporting project, our team of journalists will explore four pressing challenges facing tribal communities and their citizens: mental health, environmental health, maternal mortality, and the overdose crisis.

American Indians and Alaska Natives face stark health disparities, with life expectancies 5.5 years shorter than the U.S. average and higher mortality rates across numerous conditions. Our coverage goes beyond statistics to examine innovative, culturally centered solutions developed by Native communities.

Led by award-winning Senior Editor Elyse Wild and Reporter Kaili Berg (Aleut), this project aims to shine a light on both challenges and successes in tribal healthcare. Through our Native News Online platforms and partnerships with Native-owned and mainstream media outlets, we'll work to ensure these stories reach tribal leaders, citizens, policymakers, and allies nationwide, advancing understanding of health equity issues in Indian Country.  Our goal is to help change the narrative about health in Native American communities. 

Want to submit news or share a personal story about how health equity in Indian Country affects you, your family, or your community? Contact editor@nativenewsonline.net. If you’d like to support our continuing coverage of boarding schools, please consider a one-time or recurring donation.

  • New Indigenous Health Research Dashboard Aims to Bridge Data Access Gap for Tribal Communities

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    Arizona State University (ASU) unveiled last month the Indigenous Health Research Dashboard, an online repository aimed at improving access to health research for Indigenous populations.

  • Senate Passes Bill To Help IHS Recruit and Retain Medical Staff

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    A new bill passed the Senate yesterdaythat would make it easier for the Indian Health Service (IHS) to recruit and retain healthcare workers.

  • Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes

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    Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled.

  • Health Equity Round-Up (December 14, 2024)

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    From a new report showing disparities in Native Americans being prescribed drugs to treat diabetes to the Indian Health Service releasing its five-year strategic plan, here is Native News Online’s new weekly round-up of health equity news in Indian Country.
     

  • University of Alaska Anchorage Launches Alaska Natives into the Psychology Program

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     The Indian Health Service granted The University of Alaska Anchorage Ph.D. Program a $1.2 million grant to support Alaska Native and American Indian students pursuing degrees in psychology.