May 26, 2022
Why Native Americans Should Have 3rd Party Health Coverage
RAPID CITY – Medicaid or Medicare coverage or private health insurance or other third-party health coverage can make things a lot easier for Native American people using the Indian Health Service or a tribally managed healthcare facility. Native American people ...
May 13, 2022
Oyate Health Center Physician Creates Scholarship Fund for Native American Graduates
Rapid City: The Oyate Health Center’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mark Harlow, has created a scholarship fund that will provide five Native American High School Graduates from the Rapid City area with $1500 if they enter a healthcare field or a ...
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May 11, 2022
Health Board Awarded $4.5 Million to Combat Youth Suicide, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence
RAPID CITY – The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board is taking a step towards developing a comprehensive community behavioral health program in Rapid City. The Health Board was awarded three grants totaling 4.5 million from the Indian Health Service to ...
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April 21, 2022
Seat Open on Oyate Health Center Governing Board
RAPID CITY –The Oyate Health Center is currently looking for individuals interested in representing the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on the Oyate Health Center’s Governing Board. On February 26, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe ...
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April 14, 2022
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April 5, 2022
Great Plains Partner in Cancer Screening Conference
The Great Plains Partners in Cancer Screening Conference will provide an opportunity for individuals in the Great Plains region to learn more about cancer prevention, screening, and survivorship. The conference will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders across the ...
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March 22, 2022
Health Board CEO Says Racism is a Threat to Public Health
The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and the Oyate Health Center would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to the victim and family from this past weekend’s shooting at the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, SD. The ...
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March 14, 2022
Health Board Employee Selected for Prestigious Leadership Program
RAPID CITY – Sarah Beare, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a five-year Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board employee, has been chosen to join this year’s Indigenous Public Health Leadership Program. The Indigenous Public Health ...
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March 5, 2022
South Dakota in Midst of Syphilis Outbreak
RAPID CITY – The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board and the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center are warning people in South Dakota and surrounding tribal-nations of a dangerous outbreak of syphilis. In 2021, South Dakota saw 668 cases of syphilis, ...
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February 14, 2022
New Tactics Deployed to Fight Opioid Abuse
Rapid City – Every day 100 people die in the United States from opioid abuse. To fight this surging epidemic, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team is working to provide tribal citizens with the tools they need to prevent ...
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