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Impacting Native Nutrition with Support of the Walmart Foundation

By Robbi Rice Dietrich | Published: September 5, 2017

The support of the Walmart Foundation ensures that PWNA will continue to have an impact in remote Native American communities around the country.

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Nutrition and Health on Native American Reservations

By Helen Oliff | Published: June 6, 2017

Today, Native Americans suffer from the highest prevalence of diabetes in the country, and the mortality rate of diabetes among Native Americans is three times higher than that of all other races in the country, according to the federally operated Indian Health Service (IHS).

Nutrition is a factor in Native Americans having the highest rate of diabetes in the U.S. and higher risk of heart disease linked to obesity and high blood pressure.

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