Post by Okwes on Mar 26, 2006 16:40:21 GMT -5
Hazy Future (health woes)
Since she moved to Salt Lake City from the Navajo Indian Reservation,
Priscilla Harvey has relied on the Indian Walk-in Center for health care
and occasional food assistance.
But for Harvey, 37, the center is more than a clinic. It also provides a
social network, helping her stay connected to her culture through
activities such as powwows. That's critical for Harvey, who lived her
entire life in the Four Corners area until she moved here about a year
ago.
"We're out in the middle of the white man's world," Harvey said.
"It's nice to keep tradition."
But now, Utah's only urban Indian health clinic is threatened by
President Bush's 2007 budget proposal to erase the $33 million federal
allocation for urban Indian health clinics. At least 17 of the 34
clinics across the country, including Salt Lake's, may have to close
their doors, while the rest would be forced to cut services.
If the center were closed, Harvey said she doesn't know where
she'd go for the same services.
Full Story @: deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635194343,00.html
Since she moved to Salt Lake City from the Navajo Indian Reservation,
Priscilla Harvey has relied on the Indian Walk-in Center for health care
and occasional food assistance.
But for Harvey, 37, the center is more than a clinic. It also provides a
social network, helping her stay connected to her culture through
activities such as powwows. That's critical for Harvey, who lived her
entire life in the Four Corners area until she moved here about a year
ago.
"We're out in the middle of the white man's world," Harvey said.
"It's nice to keep tradition."
But now, Utah's only urban Indian health clinic is threatened by
President Bush's 2007 budget proposal to erase the $33 million federal
allocation for urban Indian health clinics. At least 17 of the 34
clinics across the country, including Salt Lake's, may have to close
their doors, while the rest would be forced to cut services.
If the center were closed, Harvey said she doesn't know where
she'd go for the same services.
Full Story @: deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635194343,00.html