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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: HISstory, HERstory, THEIRstory, OURSTORY: Storytelling as Resilience
March 20, 2023
by HIV.gov
March 20 marks National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), which coincides with the first day of Spring, and this year we are highlighting two videos featuring Brad Lum and Lisa Tiger, from HISstory, HERstory, THEIRstory, OURSTORY: Storytelling as Resilience, an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of HIV and breaking down the barriers of HIV/AIDS stigma in indigenous communities through the tradition of storytelling. ... Continue reading
Naloxone and Available Trainings Can Save Lives
March 15, 2023
by Lt. Cmdr. Samantha Gustafson, PharmD, Syringe Service Program Chair of the Harm Reduction Workgroup for the IHS Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts Committee
Opioid overdose can occur anywhere, anytime, and in any setting. It impacts people from infancy through adulthood and claimed the lives of almost 92,000 people in the United States in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In recent months, ... Continue reading
IHS Re-Commits to Strengthening Patient Safety
March 13, 2023
by Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Livingston, Nurse Consultant, Patient Safety – Division of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management, Office of Quality
Patient safety is a priority of the Indian Health Service and is included in the IHS 2023 Agency Work Plan, which outlines critical priorities that will guide agency improvements over the next year. It is a vital element intricately woven into all processes that come together in the delivery of health ... Continue reading
IHS Celebrates National Social Work Month
March 6, 2023
by Skye Bass, LCSW, Program Coordinator and Clinical Social Worker, IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence, Division of Behavioral Health
IHS is celebrating National Social Work Month in March. This year’s theme is “Social Work Breaks Barriers,” which highlights how social workers have enriched our society by empowering people and communities to overcome hurdles that prevent them from living life to the fullest.
IHS is fortunate ... Continue reading
$2 Million Available to Support Preventing Alcohol-Related Deaths through Detoxification
March 1, 2023
by JB Kinlacheeny, Public Health Advisor, Alcohol and Substance Abuse National Lead, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service is announcing the availability of $2 million in funding to support the Preventing Alcohol-Related Deaths program. The purpose of this program is to reduce alcohol-related mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing support ... Continue reading
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