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Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.

National Program Will Strengthen Community-Based Advocacy to Reduce Health Inequities and Create Healthy Neighborhoods

January 17, 2010 | News Release

$15 million investment engages residents in communities of color and indigenous nations in local efforts to improve food and recreation environments.

National Program Launched to Strengthen Advocacy and Reduce Health Inequities in Communities of Color

January 17, 2010 | Story

$15 million investment through Communities Creating Healthy Environments seeks to improve food and recreation access by engaging local residents.

Community Health Leader Helps Aging American Indians Access Nursing Care

November 1, 2009 | Story

Frances Stout, R.N., helped build the first nursing home on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in southwestern Arizona... and then came out of retirement to run it.

Retired Arizona Nurse Is Working to Address Needs of Elderly Native Americans

October 8, 2009 | Story

Residents of the Tohono O'odham Nation had to leave the reservation if they needed skilled nursing care until Frances Stout helped establish the first skilled-care facility for aging Native Americans on the Tohono O'odham Reservation.

Project on Chippewa Reservation Leads to Better Health Outcomes

December 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.

Establishment of a Culturally Sensitive Rural Hospice Program for Alaska Natives

May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report

The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation created Ikayurtem Unatai (Helping Hands), a palliative care program for Native Alaskans living in the 34 villages that comprise Bristol Bay.

Native American Tribes in Wisconsin Improve Health Care Delivery

January 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council developed and implemented a more coordinated, cost-effective approach to health care among Native American tribes in Wisconsin.

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