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Federal DEI funding restrictions do not apply to the Indian Health Service (IHS) programs serving American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), according to a Feb. 6 Department of Health and Human Services legal memo obtained by Native News Online.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made headlines recently when it removed critical public health data from its website to comply with President Trump's executive orders to scrub any mention of race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and other terms from U.S. health agency websites.
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Judy Goforth Parker, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, FACHE, has dedicated more than half her life to bettering the health of others. Her servant’s heart and hardworking mindset were rewarded in 2024 when she was selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
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Two employees of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Rhone Baumgartner, 46, and Kameron Hartvigson, 41, were among those who died in a devastating plane crash last week in Alaska.
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In the past few weeks, the National Indian Health Board opened a funding opportunity for maternal health awareness; a federally-recognized tribe signed a first-of-its-kind data sharing agreement with the state of Washington; a Montana tribe announced it is taking over operations of an IHS clinic on its reservation; and federal health organizations modified public-facing health data to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, a move the Urban Indian Health Institute called a violation of tribal sovereignty. Here is our weekly round-up of health equity news.
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This Saturday, February 8, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) will be hosting the 5th Annual Indigenous Women’s Day event titled “ReMatriation: Return to the Land, Return to Ourselves” at the New Mexico State Capitol.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stripped crucial health data from its website that tribal nations rely on to protect their citizens’ health, prompting immediate pushback from Native health leaders.
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An FBI report on violent and sexual crimes against Native American women provides new data about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) crisis.
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Across Indian Country, tribal communities are proving that blending Indigenous practices with Western medicine creates more effective addiction treatment for their citizens. This 3-part series examines how Native-led programs are transforming care for tribal members through prevention, harm reduction, and recovery approaches that honor both traditional and clinical wisdom. This series was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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- By Elyse Wild