Dr. Warne will be the speaker at the UND Lunch & Learn at noon on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. He will discuss the City of Grand Forks’s recent adoption of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (IDP) and the move to replace Columbus […]
Month: September 2019
Watch as Dr. Don Warne talks with South Dakota Public Radio about health in the American Indian community on the program “On Call with the Prairie Doc”
Watch as Prairie Doc® host Richard P. Holm, MD, is joined by Donald Warne, associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Director of Indians into Medicine; and Director of Masters of Public Health Program at the UND School of Medicine & […]
“Health and Poverty: Stress and Food Deserts” event to be held at NDSU Sept. 27
The Northern Plains Ethics Institute at North Dakota State University is set to hold a public conversation on “Health and Poverty: Stress and Food Deserts.” The session is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in […]
2019 Annual Meeting regarding Cross-Sector Partnerships for Healthy and Resilient Communities
Dr. Donald Warne presented on a panel this morning at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) 2019 Annual Meeting regarding Cross-Sector Partnerships for Healthy and Resilient Communities at their meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Warne to be first speaker in UND’s Faculty Lecture Series 2019
Donald Warne, director of the SMHS Indians Into Medicine and Master of Public Health programs, and associate dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, will be the lead speaker in UND’s 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series. He will present “American Indian Health […]
INMED at the Planetary Health Alliance gathering
Left to right: Kanyon “Coyote Woman” Sayers-Roods, Dr. Nicole Redvers, Rassi Nashalik, Dr. Donald Warne, and Be’sha Blondin Dr. Warne and Dr. Redvers presented at the Planetary Health Gathering in Pal Alto, California at Stanford University last week. The event was […]
Medical School in Seven Generations: An INMED student story
I attend the University of North Dakota and my institution offers the Indians into Medicine (INMED) program. I am honored to be a student in this program. Every year this program offers seven Native American students seats in the incoming medical school class. This […]
Prenatal program taking aim at Native American health disparities
FARGO ‒ Indigenous communities in five states are gathering in September to launch their individualized prenatal programs to help Native American women through pregnancy and motherhood. On Sept. 17, the five groups, along with the March of Dimes, University of North […]
Social Determinants of American Indian Nutritional Health
The American Indian (AI) population suffers from significant health disparities, including nutrition-related chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer, and heart disease). Several risk factors for disease and social determinants of health have unique histories in the AI population, including historical trauma, boarding schools, […]