Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:30 — 51.7MB) | Embed
When someone in a multi-person household contracts COVID-19, it puts everyone else living there at greater risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends strict use of masks and gloves and establishing rigorous cleaning routines. The CDC also recommends isolating the infected person away from others in the home. Native Americans have a higher average number of household members than the general population, ramping up the chances for infection in the home. We’ll hear first-hand accounts from those who cared for loved ones with COVID-19 and get a rundown of best practices when the pandemic hits close to home.
Guests:
Cleo Otero (Diné/Hopi) – caterer owner operator of Cleo’s Blue Corn Kitchen and an activist
Sandi Marie Graham (Oglala Lakota) – public health investigator for the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s COVID response initiative
Teressa Martinez (Spokane) – acting CEO of the David C. Wynecoop Memorial Clinic at the Portland Area Indian Health Service
Break 1 music: Get Free (single) QVLN (artist)
Break 2 music: Burning Flame (song) Jan Michael Looking Wolf Band (artist) Breaking Free (album)
