How Libraries, Gyms, and Barber Shops Are Changing Health Disparities
Sometimes population health feels like two trains on a collision course, with rising health disparities hurtling toward a healthcare system that’s bursting at the seams. When it comes to rural and Tribal communities, you can add in a few other factors: long wait times (and often long travel distances) for appointments, provider shortages and sometimes, […]
Join our Back-to-School Supply Drive
Do you remember the first day of school as a kid? It’s always exciting and a little nerve-wracking to start learning new subjects in a new classroom with new teachers. But one thing that’s consistently fun about the start of the school year: buying school supplies. So this summer, Tribal Health is helping Native children […]
Meet Our Nurse of the Month: Chesney Leiferman
Our June Nurse of the Month is Chesney Leiferman! An experienced nurse who serves in the Great Plains, Chesney talked to us a bit about her background and her path to providing care on Indigenous lands. Chesney, what led to you becoming a nurse? One of my first jobs was being an aide at an […]
Dismantling LGBTQ+ Health Barriers
Now that we’re reaching the end of June, you’ve probably noticed that this is Pride Month. If you’re not familiar with its origins, Pride celebrates the anniversary of June 28, 1969, when a confrontation with police at Stonewall Inn ignited the modern gay rights movement. These days, many corporations treat it as a marketing opportunity […]
Clinical Discrimination and Patient Trust: Here’s What An Alzheimer’s Study Found
We’ve talked about Alzheimer’s in Native American communities before – specifically that dementia is on the rise on Indigenous lands because Native elders are living longer. Life expectancy was typically 50something years old for a Native person in the mid-20th century. While the COVID-19 pandemic lowered it a bit, today’s elders can still expect to […]
Clinical Corner: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast
by Dr. Mark Krich I have never been in the military, let alone the Navy SEALS. But I believe the old SEALS saying – Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast – applies to what we do in the ER. Wouldn’t it be great if every time a truly sick patient came into the ER, […]