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Mary Lovato, A.A.
There’s no more silent treatment about cancer here on the reservation. |
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Community Health Leaders
1997
Area(s) of expertise:
Cancer support
Leader’s Biography 1997:
Program Director, A Gathering of Cancer Support, Santo Domingo, NM
Raised as a member of the Santo Domingo tribe, Lovato returned to her home after six months of treatment for leukemia, only to be rejected by her people who thought her contagious. After three requests, she was granted permission from the Tribal Council to begin cancer support groups. Her work is now carried out on 19 pueblos in southern New Mexico and she has changed her community’s attitudes and beliefs about cancer.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Program Director
A Gathering of Cancer Support
P.O. Box 83
Santo Domingo, NM 87052-9601
Phone: (505) 465-0325
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