Oyate Health News

Great Plains Partner in Cancer Screening Conference

April 5, 2022

Published in: OHC News

The Great Plains Partners in Cancer Screening Conference will provide an opportunity for individuals in the Great Plains region to learn more about cancer prevention, screening, and survivorship. The conference will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders across the Cancer Continuum, providing opportunities for discussion and exchanging ideas…

Health Board CEO Says Racism is a Threat to Public Health

March 22, 2022

Published in: OHC News

The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and the Oyate Health Center would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to the victim and family from this past weekend’s shooting at the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, SD. The Rapid City Native American community has endured tremendous pain and…

Health Board Employee Selected for Prestigious Leadership Program

March 14, 2022

Published in: OHC News

RAPID CITY –Sarah Beare, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a five-year Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board employee, has been chosen to join this year’s Indigenous Public Health Leadership Program. The Indigenous Public Health Leadership Program is a leadership training institute created by the National…

Fill Out a Survey To Win a $500 Bugout Bag

March 10, 2022

Published in: OHC News

Part of the mission of the We Are Warriors Emergency Operation Center is to help improve disaster readiness in tribal-nations across the Great Plains region. To help advance that goal, the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board and We Are Warriors are gathering information about how Covid-19 has impacted your…

New Tactics Deployed to Fight Opioid Abuse

February 14, 2022

Published in: OHC News

Rapid City – Every day 100 people die in the United States from opioid abuse. To fight this surging epidemic, the Great Plains Tribal Opioid Response Team is working to provide tribal citizens with the tools they need to prevent and overcome opioid addiction. Starting on February 14, 2022, the…