Health

A summer running and fitness camp program for Diné youth will continue this month with stops in Chinle, Ganado and Newcomb.

Tséhootsooí Medical Center’s emergency department and pharmacy are seeing longer wait times because of separate equipment problems, according to notices issued June 3 and June 6.

Navajo Nation teenagers reported lower rates of smoking, drinking and fighting than students did 15 years ago, but new health data also found high rates of depression symptoms, screen time, sexual violence, food insecurity and sleep loss.

Vice President Richelle Montoya and Radeanna Comb, the program manager for the Navajo Special Diabetes, raised concerns this week about delays in diabetes funding that continue to affect services in tribal communities, even after Congress set the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at $200 million for fiscal 2026.

Plans for a replacement Gallup Indian Medical Center remain stalled as Navajo leaders seek the return of $60 million in federal funding needed to start formal planning for the project.