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‘The clinic, it’s going to be the heart of it all’

WebThe Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open in this city of about 60,000 people on Jan. 31, roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long …

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In Alaska, a health care model for the nation

WebThe data backs up the Nuka model. There has been a 40 percent reduction in emergency room, urgent care. A 50 percent decrease in specialty care visits; a 20 …

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Climate change is changing public health

WebEight years ago, the only worker explicitly focused on the intersection of climate change and public health at the Washington Department of Health was an …

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Crowded cities and lonely country: See your county’s hospital bed

WebIn Idaho, Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico, more than 19,000 citizens over the age of 65 live in counties without hospital beds. In the Seattle area, the first epicenter …

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Navigating the new health-care deserts

WebNavigating the new health-care deserts. Post-Roe, startups help those seeking abortions shrink travel distances and carbon emissions. In September 2020, …

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Indigenous leaders: Planetary health and Indigenous health are

WebIndigenous peoples around the globe agree that their health and the health of the planet are interdependent and in jeopardy. On day two of the United Nations …

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Yes, 90 degrees can be dangerous

WebYes, 90 degrees can be dangerous. From a jump in ER visits and gun violence to fears for maternal health, the Northwest’s May heat wave shows the dangers …

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Rural hospitals pool their resources to survive

WebThe group’s creation was aided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which regularly funds rural hospital networks to improve efficiency, expand …

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In Wyoming, the future of Native health depends on kids

WebThe average life expectancy for Native Americans in Wyoming is 53 years. Amarie Swallow enjoys the sunshine and the carefree life of a toddler on her …

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The New Mexican clinic that makes rural healthcare work

WebLike many Western states, New Mexico has a tough time coaxing providers to rural and frontier areas. Jerry N. Harrison, executive director of New Mexico Health …

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‘It’s hurting in the short term. It’s hurting now.’

WebGBV: The hospital, which is located on Acoma lands, is the Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Hospital. It’s an Indian Health Services facility, which was established …

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Rural New Mexico hospitals pool resources to survive

WebIn its most recent round of funding two years ago, the agency awarded a total of $11.6 million to 39 networks nationwide, from Alaska to Maine. The New Mexico …

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These Washington nurses want their hospital to be more like …

WebNurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, a 450-bed hospital in Vancouver, Washington, picketed outside their workplace on Thursday to demand higher …

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All health care is socialism

WebPrivate insurance, whether from our employers or the Obamacare exchanges, is a special equation involving socialism plus the cost of doing business, plus a fee we …

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When public health becomes the public enemy

WebOctober 1, 2021: In The Graces of Grasses Extremism. When public health becomes the public enemy. Far-right extremists are robbing the West of the officials who …

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What rural homelessness looks like

WebJulie Akins: Urban homelessness looks like a bunch of tents in a centralized space, because people are trying to access transportation and services. In the rural …

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Montanans must rely on each other in crisis

WebThe county incentives — for now, at least — are paid out of the $18,500 the county previously budgeted for Western Montana Mental Health Center’s services. “We …

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What hospital closures mean for rural California

WebKingsburg Medical’s closure coincided with a steep decline in the growth of the town, which had grown rapidly from 2,310 people in 1950 to 11,382 in 2010 — a rate …

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Local food movement gains momentum under COVID-19

WebLocal agriculture could help address some of the flaws in the food system revealed by COVID-19. kalessard/CC via flickr. “You’re a farmer. Plants are already in …

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