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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001

Attendees of the Nebraska's annual minority health conference on Tuesday expressed hope that new money allocated by the state will improve minority health.

The Legislature has earmarked $8.5 million on public health and $10 million on medical research. The money is taken from the state's share of the multi-state tobacco settlement.

American Indians in Nebraska have twice the rate of diabetes than the rest of the population.

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Tobacco-suit funds brighten minority-health picture (The Omaha World-Herald 10/10)