Category Archives: Health

Honoring Native Youth: Preventing Youth Suicide

By Andrew Bentley for PWNA | Published: May 19, 2015

The rate of suicide among American Indians/Alaskan Natives aged 15-34 is 2.5 times higher than the national average.

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“Diabetes is Not Our Way of Life”

By Helen Oliff | Published: October 16, 2012

The Native American youth struggle with diabetes and the Cheyenne River Youth Project as well as other groups are working hard to educate youth on diabetes.

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Childhood Obesity Affects 1 in 2 Native Youth

By Moderator | Published: September 18, 2012

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month is September and National Relief Charities is taking it seriously.

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