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Weber State student working to make health care more accessible for Native Americans

“My plan is to build a Navajo medical terminology app. This came about because I noticed that there was such a language barrier,” Kendra Ellison said.

(FOX 13) Kendra Ellison, a student at Weber State University, is working on a way to make health care more accessible for Native Americans.

(FOX 13) Kendra Ellison, a student at Weber State University, is working on a way to make health care more accessible for Native Americans.

By Mythili Gubbi | FOX 13
  | Dec. 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

A student at Weber State University is working on a way to make health care more accessible for Native Americans.

Kendra Ellison is a senior at the radiology department at Weber State. She has an idea to help her community by building bridges.

“And it’s not just in the hospitals — it’s in home health care, physical therapy, and all of where our elders are seeking care. There’s that language gap, and it’s quite frustrating to see it,” explained Ellison.

Ellison goes to campus a few times a semester but lives in New Mexico. She works at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock.

“My plan is to build a Navajo medical terminology app. This came about because I noticed that there was such a language barrier,” she said.

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By Mythili Gubbi | FOX 13
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