To Have Heart: Health Education at Turtle Mountain Community College
COVID-19 is causing widespread devastation throughout the world. The American Indian/Alaskan Native population is being hit especially hard, facing both economic disparities and some of the poorest health outcomes. Moreover, the mortality rate is higher among the Native population, primarily due to a lack of resources and limited access to healthcare. Inadequate public health infrastructure, limited medical resources, and high rates of poverty are contributing factors to the high rates of infection among Indigenous peoples. These disparities make Native communities on reservations poorly equi...