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Ground broken for new Dilkon Medical Center

WEBBack in the 1970s, when Dilkon was little more than a trading post and a branding corral, a group of local elders formed a planning committee and withdrew 700 acres at the base …

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Nygren highlights 6 months in office during State of the Navajo …

WEBWINDOW ROCK. After riding to the Navajo Nation Council Chamber on horseback, President Buu Nygren delivered the State of the Navajo Nation Address July 17.

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Champion for her people: Indian Health Service taps Loretta …

WEBDr. Loretta Christensen, who has served as chief medical officer for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service from 2017 to 2021 and chief medical officer for the Gallup Service Unit …

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Leading the charge for HIV/AIDS across Arizona

WEBLeading the charge for HIV/AIDS across Arizona. Participants held banners of pride and partners during the “Paint the Town Red” AIDS Walk and 5K Run on April 6 in Tempe, …

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Proclamation underlines mental, emotional health

WEBOn Monday (May 2), President Jonathan Nez proclaimed the month of May as “?tsáhakees Silah’igii Baa ‘Áhayá,” or "Navajo Nation Mental Health Awareness Month,” saying the …

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With bleach and a prayer: In a tiny town, a clinic run by women …

WEBWith bleach and a prayer: In a tiny town, a clinic run by women holds the front line. Staff at Navajo Mountain Community Health Center are, left to right, Antonia Atene, Roxanna …

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New clinic expands health care in New Lands

WEBHighway 264, Window Rock. I-40, WB @ Winslow. I-40, EB @ MP 199. SR-77 SB @ Holbrook. Tuba City: US 160 at SR-264. ADVERTISEMENT.

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Syphilis on the rise in Arizona

WEBWith the surge of sexually transmitted disease cases in Arizona, the Arizona Department of Health Services reveals syphilis is surging and is worrisome for Native American/Alaska …

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Choice of site delaying construction of new GIMC

WEBSite selection is the main holdup in construction of a new Gallup hospital, the Indian Health Service’s regional director told the Health, Education and Human Services Committee …

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The new RSV shot, a national shortage, and what that means for you

WEBBy Sejal Parekh, M.D. Special to the Times. Editor’s note: Dr. Sejal Parekh is a health equity media fellow at Stanford University. She worked as a pediatrician at Chinle …

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New clinic will serve communities surrounding Page

WEBI-40, EB @ MP 199. SR-77 SB @ Holbrook. Tuba City: US 160 at SR-264. ADVERTISEMENT. The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp. on July 13 unveiled a …

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Navajo Area IHS COVID-19 testing, vaccinations

WEBHighway 264, Window Rock. I-40, WB @ Winslow. I-40, EB @ MP 199. SR-77 SB @ Holbrook. Tuba City: US 160 at SR-264. ADVERTISEMENT.

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Winter Session highlights urgent health issues with daily themes

WEBDiné are urged to take action and empower themselves and their communities during the Navajo Nation Council's Winter Session, spotlighting crucial health issues with …

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Area Briefs Fort Defiance hospital board files suit against IHS for

WEBOn Friday, the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board Inc. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New Mexico against the Indian Health Service because the federal agency cut …

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Construction of Dilkon Medical Center nearly complete

WEBDILKON, Ariz. Tribal and Indian Health Service officials on Monday toured the Dilkon Medical Center, the construction of which is 95% complete.

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Diné bring life coaching to Native community

WEBHighway 264, Window Rock. I-40, WB @ Winslow. I-40, EB @ MP 199. SR-77 SB @ Holbrook. Tuba City: US 160 at SR-264. ADVERTISEMENT.

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it’s still here’: To’hajilee, Alamo see spikes in coronavirus cases

WEBTo control the outbreak, the health center administered 279 tests in the one-week period and placed 85 impacted people in isolation for 14 days either at their homes or at the …

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People IHS names Diné deputy director

WEBROCKVILLE, Md. The Indian Health Service on May 6 announced that Benjamin Smith, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, is the new deputy director at …

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Two ducks not in row for Chinle .638

WEBThe advisory board for the Indian Health Service facility in Chinle says it is prepared to go before the Navajo Nation Council to gain approval for its plan to ask the IHS for a Public …

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