Preventing Skin Cancer in Native Communities
Ah, summer. It’s almost time for barbecues and beaches and pool parties and… skin cancer? From mowing the lawn to a round of golf to attending a music festival, the summer months are full of outdoor activities that involve sun exposure. Melanoma and other forms of skin cancer don’t always get the spotlight when Indigenous […]
The Call of the Wild: Providing Care in Rural and Remote Communities
If you’re a travel nurse or provider, or simply a healthcare worker willing to work away from home, you’re probably a natural adventurer. And just possibly you have a taste for variety and diverse experiences – which could make working in a rural or Indigenous community the perfect opportunity for you. It’s not for everyone. But […]
9 Practices for Building Health Equity
“You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out.” Warren Buffett might have been speaking of economics when he said that, but the principle applies to healthcare as well. Sometimes it takes a disease, an accident – or a pandemic – to reveal who’s really unprotected when a medical disaster hits. The determining […]
Apply for our Residency Stipend Program
Back in the early days of Tribal Health, we were known as Tribal EM – Tribal Emergency Medicine. And though we’ve expanded since, offering every clinical specialty, we still have a strong focus on managing and staffing emergency departments in Indigenous communities. In fact, we’re growing so fast that we’re looking for more top-notch EM […]
Eating Disorders in Indigenous Communities
Bring up the topic of disordered eating and it’s likely that people will picture an affluent, thin, White woman. It’s a cultural myth ingrained in our consciousness, it’s a clinical barrier, and most importantly – it’s dead wrong. Eating disorders are just as common in Indigenous communities, but you’d never know it to look at […]
Meet our October Nurse of the Month: Joe Lliteras
Today we talk to a veteran nurse highly praised by his leadership. “Joe is always helping wherever we need it,” says nurse supervisor Katie Schindler. “If we are short an MSA, he will go up front and work the window; if the outpatient clinic is short, he will go over and help them if asked. […]