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Deb Starnes
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Back to School Immunizations
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to help your child succeed in school. One important way to help your child is to make sure...
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IHCRC
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently updated its policy statement on breastfeeding and the use of human milk. The revised...
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IHCRC
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Exercises that fit your lifestyle
Don’t let age keep you from being fit and healthy! Exercise is important for people of all ages, but it’s especially important for our...
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Deb Starnes
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Happy Fourth of July!
The Fourth of July is a great time to get together with family and friends, fire up the grill, and celebrate our nation’s independence....
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Deb Starnes
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Celebrate Pride!
For Native Americans, Pride Month is more than just a time to celebrate LGBTQ2S+ culture and history. It is an opportunity to learn more...
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Deb Starnes
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Connections: Using Our Past to Build Our Future
In order to better serve the needs of American Indian youth ages 6 to 24, IHCRC began a redesign and reinvigoration of its youth programs...
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Deb Starnes
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Caring for our Adolescents
In spring of 2020, IHCRC's Behavioral Health Department had a waiting list of more than 60 youth. Additionally, staff had begun to...
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Deb Starnes
- Mar 3
- 1 min
The Unsung Heroes of IHCRC
Tucked away in a hallway rarely traveled by patients or staff are the hard working staff known as Patient Benefit Coordinators. We prefer...
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Deb Starnes
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Protecting Our Elders
Ten percent of IHCRC's annual patient population are ages 65 and up. Another 1,500 are ages 55 to 64. According to the U.S. Census, 14.2%...
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Deb Starnes
- Jan 24
- 1 min
A Guide for American Indian and Alaska Native Families During Quarantine
When part of a routine, children can develop relationships with those they interact with during those activities, and it can help support...
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Stacie Nutt
- Jan 12
- 4 min
People.
The last two years have been all about separating ourselves from… you know… people. Other people. Those people. Them. As much as I want...
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Deb Starnes
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating 45 Years with Carmelita Skeeter
Carmelita began her career at IHCRC in 1976 when she helped survey residents to assess health needs of the local urban Indian population....
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Elena Gore, MS, LPC
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Transgender and Gender Identity
Most of us have heard about transgender people in the news recently, with multiple celebrities coming out and also multiple states...
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Elena Gore, MS, LPC
- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
Two Spirit
Two Spirit people have existed in the American Indian culture for centuries. But what exactly does Two Spirit mean?
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AD Hopkins, MD MPH
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
When Can My Child Get a COVID-19 Shot?
With COVID-19 here to stay for the foreseeable future, many parents are left wondering how to protect their children. Schools are...
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Deb Starnes
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
SNOW DAY
IHCRC will be closed February 16th due to weather. Stay safe and warm!
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Jesicah Gilmore, MD
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Shot or Not
Going into 2020, none of us knew what it was going to be like. Maybe you had plans like a vacation or graduation, a new job or a wedding....
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First Nations Development Institute
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
4 Reasons to Rethink Your November
At First Nations, we always put Native communities first – every day and with every opportunity. But for many people outside Indian...
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Jacquelyn Nickel MS, RDN, LD
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Circle of Blue: Pre-Diabetes
A diagnosis of pre-diabetes can be confusing and scary but what is pre-Diabetes? A diagnosis of pre-diabetes means that your blood sugar...