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		<title>Tribal Toolkit for Navigating Federal Grant Terminations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tribal Toolkit for Navigating Federal Grant Terminations was developed by the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty (CTS) to assist Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations in navigating federal grants in an uncertain funding climate. This toolkit is equipped with five handouts to help Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations navigate specific areas of the grant management, termination, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Report: Preventing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wide preventability gaps such as: systemic underfunding, poor access to culturally anchored care, and rural maternity care shortages, coupled with major data obstacles including under counting, racial misclassification, data aggregation and viewing this population as a “small numbers” population obscure the full scope of disparities, leading to policy blind spots. Five additional policy reports: &#8220;From [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning can empower tribal governments to make informed decisions about issues in their tribes based on discussions with stakeholders in their community. It can ensure that issues are understood and that priorities can be agreed upon, and create an appreciation for how issues are related to each other. When tribal citizens participate in the government’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing Maternal Health Disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Indian and Alaska Native women face maternal mortality rates two to three times higher than white women, driven by systemic inequities and under-resourced care. Over 90% of these deaths—often linked to mental health and hemorrhage—were preventable, underscoring the urgent need for culturally competent, data-informed solutions. Addressing Maternal Health Disparities in American Indian and Alaska [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Do More Than Screen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mother&#8217;s Story: Beyond the Checklist Emily Johnson&#8217;s story sheds light on Postpartum Anxiety and suicidal thoughts and how screening alone isn&#8217;t alone isn&#8217;t enough. Her experience highlights the urgent need for invlusive, culturally responsive mental health care that truly supports all birthing people. Read her story. A Mother&#8217;s Story: Postpartum Anxiety and Suicidal Thoughts [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Health Service access and health insurance coverage associated with higher quality perinatal care among American Indian and Alaska Native people</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new School of Public Health study finds that perinatal care among AI/AN people is insufficient for many, but access to Indian Health Service care and health insurance coverage may help. click here to learn more]]></description>
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		<title>Food Insecurity in Pregnancy, Receipt of Food Assistance, and Perinatal Complications</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In this cohort study, food insecurity in pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of perinatal complications, and these associations were overall attenuated to the null among individuals who received food assistance in pregnancy. These findings support clinical guidelines of screening for food insecurity in pregnancy and provide evidence to expand food assistance programs that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous doulas helping Native moms take back their health after centuries of discrimination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Now, organizations across North America are resuscitating the practice of Indigenous doulas. They&#8217;re training them to offer culturally safe, emotional and physical care, relying on traditional knowledge and reestablishing their place in the health care system: by the sides of Indigenous birthing women, where today’s doulas say they were always meant to be.&#8221; Read more [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>National Indian Health Board Tribal Prenatal-to-Three Policy Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mJossefides]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Indian Health Board developed the Tribal Prenatal-to-Three Policy Agenda to raise awareness regarding the most impactful and culturally appropriate policy levers and strategies to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health and wellbeing in the earliest years of life, from the prenatal period through age 3. These recommendations chart a path forward [&#8230;]]]></description>
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