Indigenous Health is Public Health

"...Indigenous health is public health." Many people think of healthcare as the experience they have in a clinic or hospital, but it's much more than that.

'Wicozani' is the Dakota word for working on overall health and wellness in the community. To improve the health of Native communities, it's vital that more Indigenous people hold active professional and leadership roles in the public health field. "Our longevity, our wellness, our culture, our spirituality, it's all tied in that one field."