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A 64-page passback document from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), reviewed by Native News Online, outlines the Trump administration’s plans to significantly reduce the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget. Among the proposed cuts is a $900 million reduction to the Indian Health Service (IHS), a division within HHS.
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Cmdr. Kayla Dewitt has made it her mission to bring culturally competent health and wellness care to First American communities, ensuring unique health needs are addressed with respect, understanding and cutting-edge therapeutic techniques.
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Tribal leaders from the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) joined HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a fireside chat during the Tribal Self-Governance Conference on Tuesday, held on the Gila River Indian Community reservation near Phoenix.
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Set against the striking backdrop of the Window Rock arch, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren joined U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Council Delegate Germaine Simonson atop a sandstone cliff to address pressing healthcare challenges facing the Navajo people—along with solutions grounded in sovereignty, tradition, and self-determination.
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After Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK, Jr) met with Tribal leaders last month, he committed to improving the Indian Health Service (IHS). Now, he announced the department is cutting 10,000 employees and HHS attempted to reassign some of the health official to IHS.
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This story is part of a series on the challenges and solutions related to oral health in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. It is made possible with funding support from the Delta Dental Foundation.
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The Sac and Fox Nation, in collaboration with the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), is continuing its Mental Health Lifeline awareness campaign with a new wave of public service announcements (PSAs), community outreach events, and culturally tailored resources. The goal is to further promote the free and confidential 988 Lifeline and encourage tribal citizens to seek support when facing mental health challenges.
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The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) announced on Friday that its board of directors has selected A.C. Locklear (Lumbee) the organization’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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A standard diagnostic test for ovarian cancer is less effective in detecting the disease among Black and Native American women, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.
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The FBI is ramping up efforts to combat the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis with a six-month deployment of 60 personnel to 10 FBI field offices nationwide. The initiative aims to solve unsolved violent crimes in Native communities through partnerships with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal law enforcement.
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