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A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused
Health leaders say a tool to boost medical coverage for Native Americans, a population that has long faced worse health outcomes than the rest of the nation, has been underused by many states and tribes since it was written into the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago.
鈥楢merican Diagnosis鈥: Indigenous Advocates Work for Better Reproductive Care
From forced sterilizations in the 1960s to scant access to abortion care today, barriers to health care threaten Native people鈥檚 reproductive autonomy. Episode 7 explores efforts to protect and expand Native Americans鈥 access to comprehensive reproductive and sexual health care.
鈥楾he Danger Is Still There鈥 鈥 As Omicron Lurks, Native Americans Are Wary of Boosters
Federal data shows that vaccination rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives were some of the highest in the nation, but tribes say resistance has slowed efforts to boost members.
鈥楢merican Diagnosis鈥: 鈥榃ater Warriors鈥 Tap Din茅 Resilience to Increase Access on Navajo Land
Over decades, federal and state policies have left many tribal communities without access to clean, running water. This episode explores what separates some Din茅 and other Native people in the western United States from this critical resource.
This episode is the second half of a two-part series about uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. A coalition of Indigenous leaders and non-Native locals are lobbying Congress and fielding research to force the cleanup of abandoned uranium mining sites and expand federal compensation for workers harmed by the uranium industry.
‘American Diagnosis’ Episode 3: Uranium Mining Left Navajo Land and People in Need of Healing
Episode 3 is an exploration of the forces that brought uranium mining to the Navajo Nation, the harmful consequences, and the fight for compensation that continues today.
Montana Mice May Hold the Secret to Virus Spillover
Researchers in Montana are working to figure out how climate change and biodiversity affect viruses鈥 jump from animals to people.
‘American Diagnosis’ Episode 2: Reclaiming Native Food Traditions to Nourish Indigenous People
Native foodways of hunting, fishing, gathering, and farming have been under threat since the arrival of Europeans. In this episode, hear how Indigenous people are reclaiming their food traditions to improve community health.
鈥楢merican Diagnosis鈥 Episode 1: On the Navajo Nation, Root Causes Complicated the Covid Fight
Explore what made the Navajo people 鈥 also known as the Din茅 鈥 so vulnerable to the first surges of the covid-19 pandemic. The first episode of 鈥淩ezilience,鈥 Season 4 of the 鈥淎merican Diagnosis鈥 podcast, begins in the forests outside the Grand Canyon.
Two Navajo Sisters Who Were Inseparable Died of COVID Just Weeks Apart
Cheryl and Corrina Thinn鈥檚 deaths devastated their families and their community.
