African-Americas

National
Science
Health & Safety

Minority Teens May Need An Extra Vitamin D Boost

2:28pm December 22, 2015

by Tara Haelle

It's hard for anyone to get enough of the sunshine vitamin in the wintry North, and dark-skinned teens may be especially prone to a deficiency, doctors find. A weekly supplement can help.

Lee Ann Johnson, director of the Missoula Indian Center, encourages Native Americans in Montana to enroll in private coverage through Healthcare.gov at an outreach event on Saturday, November 15.

National
Politics & Government
Health & Safety

Outreach Workers Look For Gains In Second Year Of Obamacare

8:42am November 19, 2014

Montana and Georgia both have minority populations whom health advocates hope to enroll for coverage. But advocates also fear that many in those communities won't qualify for subsidized coverage.

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