Alliance for a Just Society
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Visit us at www.nwfco.org.
This storybook shares the experiences of Native people struggling to get health care they need. The contributors provide personal accounts of their efforts to be treated with respect by practitioners, as well as their fight to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities.
The stories touch on the following experiences:
• Battling stereotypes and disrespectful, dismissive treatment
• Being turned away for care
• Struggling to find affordable care in one’s community
• Receiving substandard care
• Searching for care that respects one’s traditions and practices
• Protecting and reviving practices that promote cultural renewal and health
20090925_An.American.Debt.Unpaid.final
Visit us at www.nwfco.org.
This storybook shares the experiences of Native people struggling to get health care they need. The contributors provide personal accounts of their efforts to be treated with respect by practitioners, as well as their fight to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities.
The stories touch on the following experiences:
• Battling stereotypes and disrespectful, dismissive treatment
• Being turned away for care
• Struggling to find affordable care in one’s community
• Receiving substandard care
• Searching for care that respects one’s traditions and practices
• Protecting and reviving practices that promote cultural renewal and health