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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 ruled the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes that run their own health care programs. It’s a victory for tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but advocates would like to see solutions all year round.
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A new report from the American Lung Association shows cities across the Western U.S. have some of the most polluted air in the country. But that’s not the case everywhere in the Mountain West.
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The Truckee-based High Fives Foundation nonprofit has a new grant that will pay for mental health services for Reno-Sparks and Tahoe residents.
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A new report shows air pollution is affecting most national parks across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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Renown Pharmacy on Pringle Way in Reno will expand to 24 hours, seven days a week, starting April 29.
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Methane is a strong climate-warming pollutant. And a new study shows oil and gas operations in the Mountain West and beyond are leaking a lot more of it than the government thinks.
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The Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center is now a Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center. It is the first tribal clinic in Nevada to receive the designation.
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Following KUNR Public Radio’s four-part series, on maternal health care deserts in rural Nevada and the role doulas play, KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck moderated a webinar with a doctor, doula, and state lawmaker to continue the conversation about solutions to improve rural maternal health care.
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A national center for Native radio and TV broadcasters is leading an effort to establish a national alert code for missing and endangered adults.
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The Discovery museum in downtown Reno has a new exhibition on mental health.
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Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined local mental health organizations and advocates at a roundtable to highlight mental health support available to Reno youth and their families.