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Increasing Access to Safe Water on the Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 9, 2020
by Capt. Rachael Brown, P.E., Director, Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering, Navajo Area IHS
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Health Service, the Navajo Nation, and other partnering organizations have collaborated on a project using $5.2 million from IHS-appropriated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding to increase water access on the Navajo Nation. The IHS is ... Continue reading
October is National Physical Therapy Month
October 29, 2020
by Capt. Tarri Randall, director for Rehabilitation Services at Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Indian Health Service
National Physical Therapy Month is an annual observance that provides opportunities to raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy. The 2020 theme “Choose more movement. Choose better health. Choose physical therapy ,” amplifies ... Continue reading
Chinle Hospital Pharmacy Provides Dynamic Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 28, 2020
by Lt. Cmdr. Nivedita Das, PharmD, M.S., interim pharmacy director, Chinle Hospital
The COVID-19 pandemic has not spared any corner of our nation. Despite its remote location in the “heart” of the Navajo Nation, in April the Chinle, Arizona, area was experiencing an estimated infection rate ten times higher than the rest of the state of Arizona, and the third highest infection ... Continue reading
Salt River Providers Train Community Members on Naloxone Use
October 28, 2020
by Cmdr. Robert Boyle, PharmD, clinical pharmacist, Salt River Integrated Health Care
We are working across the Indian health system to promote appropriate and effective pain management, reduce overdose deaths from heroin and prescription opioid misuse, and improve access to culturally appropriate treatment. An example of a community-based model is the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian ... Continue reading
IHS announces new mobile messaging tool to help people who want to quit commercial tobacco use
October 7, 2020
by Alberta Becenti, MPH, Public Health Advisor for the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Program, Indian Health Service
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrated on October 12, 2020, honors Native American histories and cultures. While sacred tobacco is important in many Native cultures for prayer, healing, and ceremony, commercial tobacco is harmful to our health. We encourage you to keep tobacco sacred and quit commercial ... Continue reading
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