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'People die like that': Native Americans face serious barriers in

(1 days ago) WEBIndian Health Service, the federal agency responsible for providing health care to federally recognized tribes, is chronically underfunded and doesn’t administer …

https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/reporting/people-die-native-americans-face-serious-barriers-accessing-care

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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Office of Minority Health

(6 days ago) WEBThis compares to non-Hispanic whites by 74.7 percent, 34.3 percent, and 6.3 percent respectively. Health: According to Census Bureau projections, the 2020 life …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/american-indianalaska-native-health

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Disparities Fact Sheets - Indian Health Service (IHS)

(2 days ago) WEBThe Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and …

https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/factsheets/disparities/

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Clinical Practice Issues in American Indians and Alaska …

(5 days ago) WEB"The American Indian, once proud and free, is torn now between white and tribal values; between the politics and language of the white man and his own historic culture. His problems, sharpened by …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570601/

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American Indians and Alaska Natives are disproportionately …

(2 days ago) WEBA Harvard-NPR poll finds American Indians and Alaska Natives were hit by the pandemic's emotional toll the worst. Native researchers say tribal groups have …

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/29/1050379856/american-indians-and-alaska-natives-are-disproportionately-affected-by-the-pande

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American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and …

(3 days ago) WEBHowever, a long-standing history of underfunding of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and its predecessor agencies has led to significant challenges in providing proper care and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035886/

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For Natives Americans, In Indian Health Service And …

(Just Now) WEBIn 2016 it set the Indian Health Service budget at $4.8 billion. Spread across the US population of 3.7 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, that's $1,297 per person. That compares to

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/12/569910574/native-americans-feel-invisible-in-u-s-health-care-system

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The hidden health inequalities that American Indians …

(1 days ago) WEBIn many ways, American Indian health has improved under the IHS over the past 20 years. For example, infant mortality decreased 67 percent between 1974 and 2009.

https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-health-inequalities-that-american-indians-and-alaskan-natives-face-89905

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Native Americans: A Crisis in Health Equity - American Bar …

(5 days ago) WEBIn July 2003, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights published a report that outlined civil rights disparities in health care for Native Americans. Unfortunately, most of the findings in …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/the-state-of-healthcare-in-the-united-states/native-american-crisis-in-health-equity/

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The hidden health inequalities that Indigenous peoples face

(4 days ago) WEBGordon Belcourt, CC BY-ND. Health inequality. The IHS is the primary health care provider for most American Indians. It is responsible for providing health …

https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-the-hidden-health-inequalities-that-indigenous-peoples-face/

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The impact of historical trauma on American Indian health equity

(6 days ago) WEBTrauma has profound implications for mental and physical health. Historical trauma can create health inequities centuries later. The past few years have revealed …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-impact-of-historical-trauma-on-american-indian-health-equity

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American Indian Health Equity/Disparities Center for American …

(7 days ago) WEBAmerican Indian and Alaska Native children and adolescents are also at higher risk for health problems than their peers. Nearly four in ten American Indian and Alaska …

https://in.nau.edu/cair/ai-health-equity-and-disparities/

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Health Coverage Among American Indian and Alaska Native and

(4 days ago) WEBThe American Rescue Plan authorized 100% match for urban Indian health programs for a temporary period that expired. There have been calls for and …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/health-coverage-among-american-indian-and-alaska-native-and-native-hawaiian-and-other-pacific-islander-people/

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Mental Health Challenges in Caring for American …

(5 days ago) WEBAmerican Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN), descendants of the indigenous people, are a diverse population group growing in number every year. Studies have shown that American …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570587/

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Caring for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and …

(7 days ago) WEBAmerican Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations have substantial health inequities, and most of their disease entities begin in childhood. In addition, …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/147/4/e2021050498/180860/Caring-for-American-Indian-and-Alaska-Native

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Native American Women and Heart Health: A New Vision for …

(7 days ago) WEBHers is not an uncommon story. Heart disease, the leading cause of death for all American women, takes a disproportionately heavy toll on Native American women. …

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2019/native-american-women-and-heart-health-new-vision-research-and-outreach

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National Minority Health Month: Understanding Culture, …

(Just Now) WEBThe Need for Community Engagement to Advance Health Equity. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed existing longstanding inequities that systematically …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/healthequity/2024/04/30/national-minority-health-month-understanding-culture-community-and-connections-to-advance-health-equity/

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Racial health disparities exist in every state, new report says - Axios

(Just Now) WEBEven states that made progress narrowing racial and ethnic health disparities have considerable gaps on access, outcomes and quality of care, a new …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/racial-health-disparities-every-state

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Indian students' deaths in the US – the community wants answers

(Just Now) WEBNearly 267,000 Indians enrolled in US universities in 2022-23 and the number is projected to reach a million by 2030. "The desire, the draw or pull of an American degree is very …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68832876

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3. Asian Americans and the ‘model minority’ stereotype

(9 days ago) WEBHow knowledge of Asian American history impacts awareness and views of the ‘model minority’ label. In this survey, we asked Asian Americans how informed they …

https://www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/30/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype/

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Indian American Diaspora and Politics in India and the US

(Just Now) WEBSecond-generation Indian Americans have a closer connection to food, popular culture (i.e. music and films), and sometimes religion, but it is not surprising that …

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/indian-american-diaspora-and-politics-in-india-and-the-us/

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