Hawai‘i establishes the Bureau of Public Health Nursing. ... Medicine Ways ... Hawai‘i

Trachoma, a serious bacterial infection of the lining of the eyelids, is a leading cause of blindness. ...

In legislation commonly known as the Snyder Act, Congress authorizes funds for “the relief of distress ...

In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the U.S. Congress recognizes Native Hawaiian fishing rights. The ...

The U.S. Signal Corps establishes a radio network to link Alaska Native villages with doctors and nurses ...

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace open the Little Flower Hospital in Ketchikan to serve all members ...

Inspired by the high rate of American Indian enlistment during World War I, President Calvin Coolidge ...

The Office of Indian Affairs creates a separate medical division to administer the growing number of ...

The Office of Indian Affairs begins hiring professional field nurses to care for Native peoples on reservations.

After the deaths of two Iñupiaq children, Dr. Curtis Welch realizes that diphtheria is spreading in ...