Yazzie, 31, is one of eight women helping run the health clinic in Navajo Mountain, a chapter of the Navajo Nation that straddles the border of Arizona and Utah. Photography by Sharon Chischilly for Elemental

How a Navajo Nation Health Worker is Treating America’s Worst Covid-19 Outbreak

Roxanna Yazzie works long hours to keep her community safe from Covid-19

Wudan Yan
Published in
7 min readJan 12, 2021

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Even in winter, when temperatures drop to below freezing and the dirt roads are coated in snow or ice, Roxanna Yazzie slings her clinic badge over her down jacket, pulls up the hood of her green jacket, and…

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