NAU works to address nursing shortage with Native American nurses
According to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Arizona is on track to have the worst nursing shortage in the country this year. The state is about 28,000 nurses short. In Northern ...
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Empowering Wellness: How NACA Transforms Health Care Through Indigenous Values
David is a licensed trauma therapist and holds a special place in his heart for those who face trauma. He says it’s important to remember NACA’s mission: “To provide preventative wellness strategies, ...
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THAT BEATS ALL: Heart diesase strikes disproportionately among Indigenous people
In 2022, one in five deaths were related to heart disease, and the month of February has been set aside to bring awareness to ...
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The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans
To deliver on pledges from the Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.
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Obesity in Canada – Prevalence among aboriginal populations
Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single responses for Aboriginal identity. For the purposes of this report, the term "First Nations off-reserve " is used in lieu of "North American ...
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'The next battleground': Sanofi exploring opportunities in second generation obesity drugs
Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi, says his firm is exploring the second generation of obesity drugs ... Top 10 Best US Presidents The Largest Native American Reservations in the United States Scientists ...
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How Native Americans are working to improve federal dietary guidelines
As the former president of the Navajo Nation, mine was just one voice of many in the Native American community to ... including obesity and type 2 diabetes, a harm that is evidenced today by ...
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Afghan Americans fearful after Trump order halts refugee program
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend refugee admissions has magnified the fears of one Afghan American soldier who has long been worried ...
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BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...
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New obesity benchmark adds body fat, organ health to BMI
It was endorsed by 76 organisations, including the World Obesity Federation, the American Heart Association and Britain’s Royal College of Physicians. “The commission is reframing obesity ...
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New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...