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Cherokee Nation, City of Tulsa sign agreement to advance community health initiatives
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (606+ words) TULSA – Leaders from the Cherokee Nation and the City of Tulsa Office of Health and Wellbeing signed a strategic partnership agreement July 15 to collaborate on improving health outcomes in Tulsa. Under the agreement, Cherokee Nation Health Services will provide $375,000 over…...
Cherokee Nation Awards $1.87 million in Public Health and Wellness Partners grants
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (239+ words) TAHLEQUAH – Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner announced the distribution of $1.87 million from the 2026 Public Health and Wellness Partners Grant to more than 30 awardees across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The competitive grants support a broad range…...
Cherokee Nation leaders celebrate opening of new W.W. Hastings Hospital | News
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (637+ words) The replacement for W.W. Hastings Hospital features 400,000 square feet, 127 beds and a life flight helicopter pad on the roof. TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation officials celebrated the opening of a larger and more modern W.W. Hastings Hospital on July 9 after breaking ground in…...
Northeastern State University expands graduate nursing degree options
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (245+ words) Veterans health and American Indian Health concentrations join MSN lineup. TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State University has announced the expansion of its online Master of Science in Nursing program by adding two new concentrations: Veterans Health and American Indian Health. The programs…...
Cherokee Nation leaders celebrate opening of new W.W. Hastings Hospital
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (89+ words) cherokeephoenix.org Cherokee Nation leaders celebrate opening of new W.W. Hastin⦠Cherokee Nation officials celebrated the opening of a larger⦠Cherokee Nation citizen Warner Collins, 14, topped the field⦠OPINION: America at 250 and the Cherokee Nation âRuth Muskrat and the So-Called…...
Cherokee Nation honors graduating OSU medical residency classes
1+ week, 3+ day ago (458+ words) TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation honored the 2026 graduating classes of the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma/Cherokee Nation Family Medicine and OMECO/OSU Pediatrics (Tribal/Rural Health Track) residency programs during a graduation ceremony held June 26 at the Chota Conference…...
How to stay cool in a heat wave even without air conditioning
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (709+ words) A person uses a fan as they wait in line to purchase Broadway tickets in Times Square, during a heat advisory in New York on May 19. Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the…...
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program aids vendors through sales
2+ week, 6+ day ago (739+ words) Vendors at the Tahlequah Farmers Market identify they are Cherokee Nation WIC Farmers Market participants and can accept Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program cards from customers. TAHLEQUAH – The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program gives eligible Cherokee elders funds to use…...
How to stay safe while traveling during extreme heat
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (747+ words) A woman cools herself outside the Palace of Westminster in London on May 26. As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forecasters, and…...
Happy Colon Foods eases colonoscopy prep process
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (334+ words) Cherokee Nation citizen Jeff Scott and his wife Marisa at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago this year where Jeff presented a comparative study of GoLYTELY and Happy Colon Foods. OKLAHOMA CITY – Cherokee Nation citizen Jeff Scott is a gastroenterologist who…...