Indigenous Health Issues In America

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

(1 days ago) WEBA deep-seated mistrust of the Indian Health Service means community members may avoid getting the care they need. And while Indigenous people are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, liver disease, stroke and suicide than …

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

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Reclaiming Indigenous Health in the US: Moving beyond …

(3 days ago) WEB2. Indigenous Nations and Social Determinants of Health. The WHO has stated that the social conditions in which individuals grow, live, and age often have a …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223447/

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Tribal Health Disparities CDC

(1 days ago) WEBThe US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Office of Minority Health also maintains information about minority health and health disparities …

https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/data-resources/health-disparities/index.html

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Identifying Disparities in Health Outcomes and Mortality …

(7 days ago) WEBThe American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population experiences more severe health risks and disparities as compared with other racial and ethnic …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306427

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Health Disparities Persist for Native Americans, Alaska …

(3 days ago) WEBIndigenous adults in the U.S. face significant health disparities regardless of whether they live in rural or urban areas, a new analysis shows. From 2014 to 2018, about 1 in 5 adults who were

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-08-06/health-disparities-persist-for-native-americans-alaska-natives

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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Office of Minority …

(6 days ago) WEBHealth: According to Census Bureau projections, the 2020 life expectancies at birth for American Indians/Alaska Natives are 78.4 years, with 81.1 years for women, and 75.8 …

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

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Indigenous Strengths Can Improve Indigenous Health

(9 days ago) WEBIndigenous people around the world face striking health disparities, including higher rates of diabetes, malnutrition, and tuberculosis. In the U.S., they also …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/indigenous-strengths-can-improve-indigenous-health

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Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience and Wise Practices …

(9 days ago) WEBThe resilience of Indigenous populations in North America is reflected in the expansion of awareness of key social issues (e.g., Missing and Murdered Indigenous …

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/walking_through_truth_indigenous_wisdom_and_community_health_equity

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Disparities Fact Sheets - Indian Health Service (IHS)

(2 days ago) WEBOctober 2019. Download this Fact Sheet [PDF - 296 KB] The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for …

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

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Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity

(7 days ago) WEBThe HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) supports the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE) to advance sustainable solutions to address health …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/center-indigenous-innovation-and-health-equity

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The Red Road: The Issue of Poor Native American Health

(3 days ago) WEBThe majority of Indigenous communities today struggle with systemic health problems related to poverty and lack of access to healthy food. Food insecurity, skyrocketing …

https://theredroad.org/issues/native-american-health/

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Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Health Care System - NPR

(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 …

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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Health and Health Care for Indigenous People KFF

(3 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/slide/health-and-health-care-for-indigenous-people/

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One Health in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of the …

(3 days ago) WEBThis may be particularly pertinent for indigenous health research due to the connections to the environment which many indigenous cultures have. Parkinson …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583238/

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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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Research Guides: Multicultural Health: Indigenous Health

(Just Now) WEBIndigenous health in the United States is characterized by significant disparities in health outcomes, which are rooted in a history of colonialism, racism, and …

https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health/indigenous-health

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Indigenous Peoples of North America: Environmental Exposures …

(4 days ago) WEBBackground: Indigenous American communities face disproportionate health burdens and environmental health risks compared with the average North …

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/ehp.1205422

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Historic resolution calls for action to improve the health of

(1 days ago) WEBCountries participating in this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA76) passed a groundbreaking resolution for the health of Indigenous Peoples. The …

https://www.who.int/news/item/29-05-2023-historic-resolution-calls-for-action-to-improve-the-health-of-indigenous-peoples

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Traditional Indigenous medicine in North America: A scoping review

(3 days ago) WEBNorth American Indigenous was defined to be First Nations, Inuit, Métis, American Indian, Alaskan Native or the respective Bands and Tribes within the region. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7425891/

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Health Disparities in American Indian or Alaska Native People

(6 days ago) WEBThe rate of TB disease in American Indians and Alaska Natives was 4.3 cases per 100,000 population, which is over eight times higher than the rate of TB …

https://www.cdc.gov/health-disparities-hiv-std-tb-hepatitis/populations/american-indian-alaska-native.html

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Native and Indigenous Communities and Mental Health

(6 days ago) WEBNative/Indigenous people in America report experiencing serious psychological distress 2.5 times more than the general population. (link is external) over a month’s time. …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/native-and-indigenous-communities-and-mental-health

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The healing power of Native American culture is inspiring …

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2021, the life expectancy for American Indian and Alaska Native people was 65.2 years—equal to the life expectancy of the total U.S. population in 1944 ( Arias, …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/10/healing-tribal-communities-native-americans

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Indigenous health in Latin America and the Caribbean

(3 days ago) WEBThis review is the second in a series on Indigenous health, covering different regions and issues. We look briefly at the current state of Indigenous health in Latin …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)68808-9/fulltext

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