Drug overdoses are rising in Northwest Arkansas. In 2021, more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the United States involved fentanyl. In Washington County alone, overdose deaths involving fentanyl were four times higher in 2022 than in 2020. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 85% of the overdose […]
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During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government declared a public health emergency, which gave the federal government flexibility to respond to the unique circumstances the country was facing. As part of this state of emergency, states were not allowed to end Medicaid coverage for most beneficiaries, which meant those enrolled
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By: Julie Joyce Thanks to the development of globalization and the increase in migration in the last twenty years, the health system has experienced a disproportionate growth in the demand for qualified medical interpreters, capable of allowing effective communication between non-resident patients and health providers. These changes have been most noticeable in the United States,
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Written by: Caleb Klipowicz The first week of April, Marshall Islanders representing over 30 different community-based organizations convened in Salem, OR for the First Annual Marshallese Leadership Summit. The Summit was put on by the newly-formed National Marshallese Community Coalition (NMCC), an umbrella organization started by the leadership of three current Marshallese non-profits in Hawaiʻi,
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Springdale, Arkansas – On May 28th Representative Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), Representative Ed Case (D-Hawaii), along with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to restore eligibility for many federal benefit programs to citizens from the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) nations. The Compact Impact Fairness Act (CIFA) will help many Micronesians, citizens from
Written by: Caleb Klipowicz On April 5th, a 16-year-old Chuukese boy named Iremamber Sykap was killed by police in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The details of the killing as reported by the Civil Beat remain unclear, and the responses online have been mixed. What is clear, however, is that this tragic loss is part of a much
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Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://aejemjem.com/grand-champion-nan-ri-jikuul-in-university/ This Namdrik beauty, from Majuro, is a student at the University of New Mexico. She lives in Albuquerque where she goes to school. Before the COVID pandemic, she worked in a chemistry lab. When university housing closed, she stayed with friends because she couldn’t return to the Marshall Islands. She is now a
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English: https://www.aejemjem.com/Grand-Champion-to-University-Student Kathy Liu, eo leddik in Namdrik, ej ri jikuuļ in University of New Mexico jān Majuro. Ej jokwe ilo Albuquerque ke ej jikuuļ ie. M̧okta COVID, ekar jerbal lo juon chemistry lab. Ke ekilōk m̧ōkoko university, ekar pād wōt ippān ro m̧ōttan bwe ekar jab maron̄ rooļ n̄an M̧ajel. Kiiō ej juon ri leļok
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