American Diagnosis

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鈥淎merican Diagnosis鈥 is a conversation about some of the biggest public health challenges across the United States, with insights on topics from teen mental health to opioids and gun violence highlighting the voices of experts and people on the ground working for the health of their communities.

‘American Diagnosis’: When Indigenous People Move to Cities, Health Care Funding Doesn’t Follow

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When Indigenous people started moving to cities in large numbers after World War II, many found hardship and discrimination there 鈥 but not the health care they were entitled to. Episode 12, the season finale, explores the efforts of urban Indian health providers to close those gaps by providing affordable, culturally competent care.

‘American Diagnosis’: A Fuller Moon Rising 鈥 Revised ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Offers Hope

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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized on March 10, 2022, reaffirming tribes鈥 authority to prosecute non-Native perpetrators of sexual violence and certain other crimes. This episode looks at the history of VAWA, and how protections for Native women have been tangled in the fine print of the law.

‘American Diagnosis’: From Church Rock to Congress, Uranium Workers Are Still Fighting for Compensation

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This episode is the second half of a two-part series about uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. A coalition of Indigenous leaders and non-Native locals are lobbying Congress and fielding research to force the cleanup of abandoned uranium mining sites and expand federal compensation for workers harmed by the uranium industry.