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Importance of Culturally Appropriate Care for Native Americans
WEB-EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, Unnatural Causes
Modern medicine teaches a rigid, scientific approach to disease prevention. Yet practitioners like Dr. Donald Warne argue that to be effective, health care programs must be locally controlled and responsive to the needs and beliefs of diverse individuals and groups. For Native Americans in particular, role models and interventions must come from within the community.

From the UNNATURAL CAUSES series:  Episode 4 - Bad Sugar