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Navajo's Pine Hill Health Center

Author
Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance & Development
Year

In the Ramah Chapter of the Navajo Nation–as in many parts of Indian Country–late detection of breast cancer leads to disproportionally high rates of breast cancer mortality. Ramah Navajo’s Pine Hill Health Center devised a creative response: it launched a series of "Mammo Days," educational and social outings designed to encourage Navajo women to get regular breast cancer exams. Highly popular, Mammo Days meet a critical need in a culturally sensitive and medically effective way.

citizen education
community health
cultural match
health care
Ramah Chapter
women's health
Native Nations
Navajo Nation
Resource Type
Honoring Nations Reports
Topics
Health and Social Services
Citation

"Pine Hill Health Center." Honoring Nations: 2008 Honoree. Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2009. Report.

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