Native American health

Americans increasing alcohol and drug use to cope with mental strain; parents at highest risk

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
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The research revealed that close to one third of American respondents who use alcohol or other drugs reported an increase in alcohol consumption (31 percent) and other drug use (29 percent) during the pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • The research revealed that close to one third of American respondents who use alcohol or other drugs reported an increase in alcohol consumption (31 percent) and other drug use (29 percent) during the pandemic.
  • This trend is of particular concern among parents, as they are more than twice as likely to report an increase in substance use when compared to non-parents.
  • In addition to their own adjustments, parents have also needed to support changes their children have made over the past year.
  • The Mental Health Index is published monthly, beginning April 2020, and compares against benchmark data collected in 2017, 2018, 2019.

CGTN America : Navajo Nation COVID-19 and Its Impact on Education

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Regions of the United States, States of the United States, Navajo history, Western United States, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona, Navajo, Standards-based education, Native American health, Navajo language, COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation

Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Key Points: 
  • Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    COVID-19's impact has been profound for Navajo Nation.
  • The bad news: the curfew remains in effect, and parks on Navajo land remain closed.
  • With a population of more than 330,000 people, no Indian tribe in the U.S. is larger than the Navajo Nation.
  • Dr. Shannon Goodsell, Superintendent of Window Rock Unified School District said remote learning has been a challenge in the Navajo Nation.

Do You Trust Your Tap Water? New Survey Finds Black and Hispanic Americans Do Not

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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The survey showed that people in communities of color:

Key Points: 
  • The survey showed that people in communities of color:
    Just 24 percent of Black Americans and 19 percent of Hispanic Americans are very confident they can drink their tap water without any negative side effects, in comparison to 43 percent of white Americans.
  • Hispanic Americans closely followed this at 32 percent.
  • Following this lack of confidence in tap water, the data also found that 26 percent of Black Americans drink more bottled water now at home during the pandemic, followed closely by 20% of Hispanic Americans and only 10% of white Americans.
  • At the beginning of 2019, more than 30 million people in the U.S. lived in areas where water violated safety rules.

Mary Kay Inc. COVID-19 Support Efforts Target Disproportionately Effected Native American Populations Through the Indian Health Service Network

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200909005162/en/
    Mary Kay has donated nearly 75,000 units of hand sanitizer to the Indian Health Service (IHS), an operating division within the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  • (Photo: Mary Kay Inc.)
    One such population is the Navajo Nation, which is experiencing some of the most COVID-19 cases per capita in the United States.
  • Mary Kay has donated nearly 75,000 units of hand sanitizer to the Indian Health Service (IHS), an operating division within the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  • IHS is responsible for providing direct medical and public health services to members of federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native people.