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America's Growing Waistline: The Challenge of Obesity
Obesity rates seem to have plateaued—how can nurses jumpstart the downward trend, particularly among minority communities?
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Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations
Research shows minorities often don’t receive the mental health care they need, presenting nurses with a unique opportunity.
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Frances Stout, R.N.: Community Health Leader of the Tohono O'odham Nation
When facing retirement after 30 years in nursing, Frances Stout decided to plunge back into work and lead a revolution in her community's health care system.
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A foundation for future growth
In an effort to combat the major health issues plaguing American Indians, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance announced plans to create a Center for American Indian Community Health
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Inspired Toward Nursing: Culturally Responsive Community-Based Learning
Exploring the key elements for culturally responsive community-based learning
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A Promotion on Capitol Hill
A unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate made it official: Lillian Sparks is the new Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, a wing of the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Public Spirit
As the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ first public health nurse, Lula Owl Gloyne dedicated her life to bringing health and hope to her people and her community.
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New Year, New Resources
What better way to start 2010 than by resolving to stock your nursing toolbox with a new supply of resources for improving the health of culturally diverse patients and communities
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The Indian Health Service Wants You
Nurses of all races and ethnicities can find rewarding, culturally rich career opportunities helping the IHS fulfill its mission of improving health outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives
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What Is President Obama Doing to Improve Indian Health Care? (And Is It Enough?)
As of September 2009, three-quarters of the way through President Obama's first year in office, how many of his promises to First Americans are actually being kept?
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Yes Nurses Can
Minority Nurse's open letter on healthcare to newly elected President Barack Obama.
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IHS Receives Research Grants and a New Headquarters
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), both agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services, recently agreed to continue their partnership initiative to include American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIs/ANs) as participants in and beneficiaries of the research and training supported by the NIH.
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Without Reservation
Native Nurse Leads the Nation's Indian Health
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Indian Health Service Joins Fight Against Hearing Loss in American Indians/Alaskan Natives
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has announced an effort to protect the hearing...
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Tribal Head Start Programs Get a Boost From Indian Health Services
To intensify and expand its effort to assist tribal Head Start programs, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has named...
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Tribes Know Best
To provide effective health care to Indian populations, nurses must understand the complexities of tribal governance
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Mobile Mammograms Serve AI/NA Women
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently launched a new digital mammography unit, the Mobile Breast Care Center (MBCC), which will improve access to mammography services for American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women.
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Breast Cancer Treatment Options: Do Minority Women Have a Choice?
A nurse researcher’s study of American Indian breast cancer patients uncovers some troubling disparities
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American Diabetes Association Supports Increase in Indian Health Service Funding
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions among Native Americans, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Over 12% of all Indian populations in the United States suffer from type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. The Pima Indians in Arizona have the highest rate of diabetes in the world—about half of adults between the ages of 30 and 64 are diagnosed with the disease.
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Resources Available for Fighting SIDS in Native American Communities
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