2022: A Year in Review

It’s time to tell the story of 2022.  Join us as we reflect on the launches, successes, and surprises of the last year – and share some unexpected announcements for 2023. Take a look. Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and healthcare advocates who’ve taken this journey with us.

“Downwind” Tells the Story of Nuclear Testing in Native Communities

tribal nuclear testing

When the media talk about Native American mistrust of the U.S. government, you’ll usually hear about boarding schools, the forced sterilization of Native women, and the Trail of Tears. But nuclear testing on Tribal lands? That doesn’t get as much attention. Now that’s about to change, thanks to a new film “Downwind” that was recently […]

AI is Passing Med School Exams

ChatGPT Healthcare

Unless you’ve been living on the International Space Station, you’ve probably heard of new artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT by now. It’s dominated the news for the last 2 months, astounding everyone with its ability to code software, write TV scripts, solve physics equations, prepare legal arguments, and generally make humans feel like we’re about […]

Carrying Charity Beyond One Season

by Brian Gallagher At the end of the year, there is always a push to help the poverty stricken and the underserved in our communities, as well as charities across the world. Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and […]

Meet Our Recruiting Team: Nicole Streich, RN

“The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” – Albert Schweitzer This month we’re profiling another nurse recruiter who’s a nurse – Nicole Streich, RN, whose journey to recruiterhood took some interesting turns before arriving at her Tribal Health destination. Nicole has […]

My Surfing Escapades in Search of a More Fully Aligned Life

by Jed Rudd, COO “Do not be afraid of death. Be afraid of the half-lived life!” Laird Hamilton Let me start this article off clearly – I am a passionate, if wholly mediocre, surfer. I am the amiable, talkative, cheer-for-everyone, hoot-on-every-wave type of surfer. This is surfer code for: a complete embarrassment to the ideals […]