Culturally specific health behaviors and activities may improve the health of Native Americans, report researchers.
Stress, trauma, and racism occur at high rates within Indigenous communities and have not been explored as potential contributors to cardiometabolic disease (CMD). But new research examines this link and found increasing evidence that culturally specific health behaviors and activities can lessen the negative effects of these stressors.
Native American people in the US have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease compared to all other racial groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Indigenous people not only suffer from traditional CMD risk factors, such as elevated blood sugar, hypertension, and obesity, they also now face some of the highest rates of discrimination in all areas of our society,” says principal investigator Melissa Lewis, assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri School o
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In a statement, Kennedy said he and the CU Board of Regents have begun discussions for an “orderly transition” after new members joined the panel. Kennedy did not say when exactly he may be leaving, or who would fill in for him if the Board of Regents were to begin a search for a new chief executive.
However, Kennedy’s contract is due to expire in June 2022.
“I appreciate the many smart and dedicated people who work hard every day to help the university meet its mission to serve its students and the state. CU is on a positive trajectory,” he said in a statement.
Space Force’s first senior spouse works to build a ‘family-like culture’ 1 hour ago Mollie Raymond, senior Space Force spouse, spoke in March at summit for senior spouses that addressed issues such as spouse employment, COVID-19, and family services. (Air Force) Before Mollie Raymond met her future husband over coffee and doughnuts at a church in Grand Forks, N.D., the only time she’d ever moved was to attend the University of North Dakota. She was a college student and he was on his first assignment as a missile launch officer, stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. “I had a job where I gave tours of the chapel on the campus, and I went up to him and asked him if he’d like a tour. So I gave him a tour of the chapel,” Raymond said.
Flames aim to keep flickering playoff hopes alive vs. Senators
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Somehow, the Calgary Flames are still alive in their quest to earn a playoff berth.
Heading into Sunday s home clash with the red-hot Ottawa Senators, the Flames (22-26-3, 47 points) must win their final five games and need the Montreal Canadiens to lose their final two games of the season in regulation. The big thing is to win games, Flames center Sean Monahan said. We re still not out of it, still a chance and (Sunday) we need to win a game. That mindset has got to be there throughout the rest of the year. Regardless of what happens, we ve got to be a confident group and not give up. We ve got to win games.