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Navajo Leaders Demand Action on Health Funding Cuts

6/4/2025

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Navajo Nation leaders gathered with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Arizona to address pressing health care issues, particularly the impact of federal funding cuts on Native American health programs. While Kennedy vowed to prioritize Native health, tribal leaders voiced deep concerns over staffing cuts and program eliminations that threaten vital services for their communities.

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Navajo Nation leaders gathered with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Arizona to address pressing health care issues, particularly the impact of federal funding cuts on Native American health programs. While Kennedy vowed to prioritize Native health, tribal leaders voiced deep concerns over staffing cuts and program eliminations that threaten vital services for their communities.