So That The People May Live

Compared to the U.S. overall, Native Americans/Alaska Natives have higher rates of syphilis but the disparity is most shocking with congenital syphilis (when newborns contract the infection). What’s driving these infections in Native communities, and what can we do to reverse the tide? We explore this with our guest, Meghan Curry O’Connell, a citizen of the Cherokee nation, who’s a physician and the Chief Public Health Officer with the Great Plains Tribal Leaders'Health Board, which represents18 tribal communities across South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.    Show Notes: Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board   ASHA’s Syphilis Hub   CDC’s Syphilis Page