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WEBThe Cherokee Nation Wings Program is gearing up for its 2024 race season with 17 5K runs scheduled across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Allergy season …

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Cardiovascular disease leading killer among Cherokees

WEBFrom 2005-14, cardiovascular disease killed 3,094 Cherokees, making it the tribe's leading cause of death. "There are things you can't control, like family history or genetics," Dr. David Gahn, …

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Cherokee Nation making it easier for public to access …

WEBJason Stanfill, 44, traveled March 18 from Broken Arrow to receive his COVID-19 vaccine at the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah. The …

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Ground broken on new health facility in Salina Health

WEBWith its additional 77,000-square feet, the new health care facility will include a half-mile walking trail, a 15,000-square-foot wellness center, a dozen primary care exam rooms, a helipad, a drive-thru for …

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Cherokee Nation Autism Task Force issues inaugural …

WEBCOURTESY. TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation Autism Task Force recently issued a report that revealed its findings and recommendations to better …

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Four completed tribal health center projects add key …

WEBThe Cooweescoowee Health Center construction project in Ochelata provides additional space for primary care, laboratory, and dental services. This $4.2 …

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CN breaks ground on new $400 million hospital to …

WEBThe current Hastings Hospital was built in the mid-1980s, and is 180,000 square feet with only 56 patients beds. CN Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. stated that the current Hastings is at capacity in terms …

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Cherokee Nation opens first phase of outpatient health …

WEBTAHLEQUAH -- Cherokee Nation officials opened phase one of the tribe's new four-story, 469,000-square-foot outpatient health center with a ribbon-cutting on Oct …

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Cherokee Nation report highlights heart disease's impact …

WEBMay 21, 2019. TAHLEQUAH -- Nearly 500 Native Americans within the Cherokee Nation die each year from heart disease, according to a new report that also points out a …

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Cherokee Nation Health Services expands use of …

WEBFor teledentistry appointments, call 539-234-2800. Most virtual dentistry appointments will be same-day, based on volume and availability. As with telemedicine services, patients must have access to …

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Behavioral Health to provide services in new locations

WEBBehavioral Health started Project Launch in 2013, which offers training for practitioners to help circulate programs and provide those services to families in …

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Native American women tackle high rate of maternal mortality

WEBFrom 2011 through 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ratio of pregnancy-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska …

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CN legislation provides $440M for new hospital, clinic Health

WEBTAHLEQUAH - Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and other CN officials signed legislation on Dec. 15 to invest $440 million in health care capital …

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CNHS seeks to help improve Claremore purchase and referred care

WEBHail said that in a 2021 IHS user population report, purchase and referred care reflected 119,000 total users for Claremore Indian Hospital with 63% being CN …

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CN Community Health promotes preventative health Health

WEBLINDSEY BARK/CHEROKEE PHOENIX. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- The Cherokee Nation's Community Health Promotion program is working to promote …

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Diabetes is third-leading killer of Cherokee Nation citizens Health

WEBDiabetes is the third-leading cause of death in the CN behind cardiovascular disease and cancer, and ahead of lower respiratory disease. Deaths of CN citizens due …

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CN breaks ground on new health center Health

WEBOCHELATA, Okla. -- Despite cool temperatures, Cherokee Nation officials on Dec. 20 broke ground for the tribe's new Cooweescoowee Health Center in Washington …

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Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer …

WEBRegular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get …

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VA expands and upgrades infrastructure in Oklahoma Health

WEBA 22,299 square-foot Women’s Health Clinic Outpatient Clinic in Oklahoma City is being undertaken along with an expansion of the Wichita Falls Outpatient Clinic. …

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Cherokee Nation to offer employees mental wellness leave

WEBMay 25, 2021. TAHLEQUAH – Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order on May 25 that offers mental wellness leave for the Cherokee Nation’s employees. “This …

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HERO Project works to help youth, families Health

WEBCherokee Nation Pediatric Behavioral Health System employee Mandy Crow, who is the front desk clerk for the HERO Project, sorts through papers at the system's …

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Cherokee Nation Health Services implements employee …

WEBTAHLEQUAH -- Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has named Dr. R. Stephen Jones, of Tahlequah, as executive director of Health Services. The promotion of Jones …

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