New online modules focus on an equitable approach and rapid strategy development Suicide is preventable. Unfortunately, over the past 16 months, younger adults, people of color, essential workers, and unpaid caregivers have reported increased thoughts of suicide. Emerging data shows a spike in suicide rates among Black Americans in certain locales and increased emergency department […]
June is Men’s Health Month. Our campaign theme is Let’s Hear It for the Warriors. This week’s theme is Warrior, Your Health Is Important, and it ties into this week’s blog and the webinar topic. The following question and answer were part of an interview between Susan Gay and Jeremy Fields addressing the mental health […]
June is Men’s Health Month. Our campaign theme is Let’s Hear It for the Warriors. This week’s theme is Taking Care of Our Warriors from the Inside Out, and it ties into this week’s blog and the webinar topic. The following question and answer were part of an interview between Susan Gay and Jeremy Fields […]
June is Men’s Health Month. Our campaign theme is Let’s Hear It for the Warriors. This week’s theme is Warriors Breaking the Silence on Their Mental Health, and it ties into this week’s blog and the webinar topic. The following question and answer were part of an interview between Susan Gay and Jeremy Fields addressing […]
April 20, 2020 By Walt Hollow, M.D., (Sioux/Assiniboine) President, Association of American Indian Physicians; Richard Two Dogs (Oglala Lakota – South Dakota); Chris Tall Bear (Cheyenne & Arapaho – Oklahoma); David Begay, Ph.D (Navajo – Arizona); Miguel Flores, Jr. (Tohono O’odham – Arizona); and Michelle Kahn-John, Ph.D., RN (Navajo – Arizona) “Tuŋkašila aŋpetu ki le oyate […]
Official Statement From The Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and 7th Generation March 12, 2020 | Oklahoma City, OK Recognizing the ongoing and increased uncertainty that the coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing throughout Indian Country and the world, the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) and 7th Generation have agreed to cancel our upcoming Tribal Public […]
June is Men’s Health Month and the perfect opportunity to share information with American Indian males that empowers them to be healthy in body, mind, and spirit. Men experience worse longer-term health than women and die on average six years earlier. Three-quarters of suicides are men. Poor mental health leads to half a million […]
Public Comment and Input Information The OHCA welcomes comments from the public regarding the amendment to the SoonerCare Choice and Insure Oklahoma 1115(a) Demonstration Waiver program. The application waiver will be posted here from July 3, 2018 through September 3, 2018. Comments and questions may be submitted online through the Policy Change Blog and the Native American Consultation Page by […]
Nominations now open for the 2018 Champions of Health awards For 15 years, the Champions of Health awards program has honored those working to positively change the health status of Oklahomans through unique and innovative programs. Nominations are now open for the 2018 Champions of Health awards, and individuals, groups and organizations are encouraged […]
March 23, 2018 UPDATE President Trump announced today that, despite several objections to funding levels in the bill, he supported the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Omnibus. He signed the Omnibus into law shortly after 1:00 Eastern. This means that the government will be funded through September, the end of FY 2018. Read below on the […]
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