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THE ST. MARY ENTRANCE TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, WHICH BORDERS THE BLACKFEET NATION, REMAINED CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 AS BLACKFEET OFFICIALS IMPLEMENTED STRICT MEASURES IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP COVID-19 OFF THE RESERVATION./AARON BOLTON/KHN

The Blackfeet Nation’s Plight Underscores The Fentanyl Crisis On Reservations

Fentanyl has taken root in communities across the West during the pandemic, and Native Americans are dying from overdose in disproportionate numbers.

May 26, 2022

SHAUNTI MEYER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO, DISCLOSES HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO PATIENTS WHEN IT FEELS APPROPRIATE. LGBTQ+ PATIENTS OFTEN DEAL WITH STIGMA IN HEALTH SETTINGS. “THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED BECAUSE I’M PART OF THE COMMUNITY,” MEYER SAYS./RACHEL WOOLF/KHN

Physicians Are Uneasy As Colorado Collects Providers’ Diversity Data

Apr 28, 2022

Last year a state employee inadvertently released the vaccination status of some 40,000 Oregon state employees. Pictured is an Aviva Health temporary COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Roseburg. | PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIVA HEALTH

House Bill Would Set Up Mobile Health Units In Oregon

Mobile health units in two communities would target health disparities in the proposed pilot program.

Feb 3, 2022
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Treatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance

Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income colleagues to wind up in the emergency department or be admitted to the hospital, in particular for conditions that with good primary care shouldn’t result in hospitalization

Feb 17, 2017

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