Native American Public Health Issues

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Tribal Health Disparities CDC

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Disparities. CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity provides information about minority populations within the United States, including American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The US Department of Health and …

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

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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Office of Minority Health

(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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Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Health Care …

(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 …

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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Native American Health and the Environment

(7 days ago) WEBGrantees in Alaska on Front Lines of Climate Change and Health Issues (September 2023) On remote Alaskan island, community-based research empowers residents (January …

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/population/native

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Identifying Disparities in Health Outcomes and Mortality for …

(7 days ago) WEBObjectives. To determine the impact of disaggregated mortality and health surveillance data on the ability to identify health disparities for American Indian and …

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

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

(1 days ago) WEBBecause Native Americans face high rates of historical and ongoing trauma, Bruised Head, from Crow Tribal Health, said trauma-informed care is another crucial piece to the …

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

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NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH DISPARITIES: WHAT CAN BE DONE?

(2 days ago) WEBLeading causes of death: 1.) Heart disease, cancer, and accidents are the leading causes of death for this population group. 2.) For this population group, suicide is the eighth …

https://www.evergreen.edu/sites/default/files/Native%2520health%2520disparities%2520%2520March%25202020%2520.pdf

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Native American Health: Historical and Legal Context

(5 days ago) WEBIn particular, violence against Native American women is being addressed as a major public health and public safety issue (Crossland et al., 2013). In terms of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425854/

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Indigenous Strengths Can Improve Indigenous Health Johns …

(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 experience …

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

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Recent Health Trends In The Native American Population

(5 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The health of Native Americans has undergone substantial changes in the second half of the twentieth century. In broad terms, the recent epidemiologic history of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK233101/

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The Red Road: The Issue of Poor Native American Health

(3 days ago) WEBNatives Americans, accounting for only 2% of the population, have the highest abuse rates of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and hallucinogen use disorders and the second highest …

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

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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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How Do We Advance Health Equity in Native American …

(6 days ago) WEBKey Takeaways. As a step toward health equity, many Native American and Native Communities have implemented evidence-based programs to address chronic disease …

https://www.ncoa.org/article/advancing-health-equity-for-native-americans-and-native-communities

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Native Americans have shorter life spans, and it's not just due to …

(4 days ago) WEBArielle Zionts/KFF Health News. Native Americans tend to die much earlier than White Americans. Their median age at death was 14 years younger, according to …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/native-americans-life-expectancy-health-care/

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Latest Native American Health Care News American Medical …

(2 days ago) WEBIndian Health Service must act to lower staff physician vacancies. The Indian Health Service has reported regional staff vacancy rates of up to 41%. Learn with the …

https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/native-peoples-population-care

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Native American health care remains vastly underfunded

(5 days ago) WEBPublished November 1, 2023. Until the federal government spends more on healthcare for Native Americans, they will not reach parity with the rest of the nation, according to …

https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/alumni/native-american-health-care-remains-vastly-underfunded

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Climate Changes Health: Tribal and Indigenous Health

(6 days ago) WEBWe need national attention focused on the environmental injustices and lack of health equity that affect American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Climate change …

https://www.apha.org/Topics-and-Issues/Climate-Health-and-Equity/Tribal-and-Indigenous

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How Collecting and Reporting More Detailed Data Can Advance …

(8 days ago) WEBDuring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, we honor the contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/healthequity/2024/05/06/how-collecting-and-reporting-more-detailed-data-can-advance-health-equity-for-native-hawaiian-pacific-islander-and-asian-american-communities/

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As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S …

(Just Now) WEBThe other pieces of the puzzle are building relationships with Native American communities and making the justice system more accessible to the public, …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-native-communities-spotlight-disappearances-and-killings-u-s-authorities-try-to-fix-systemic-issues-with-outreach-program

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American Indian, Alaska Native communities face - Yahoo

(3 days ago) WEBRead full article. American Indians and Native Alaskans face a “disproportionate burden” of oral health disease in the U.S. from childhood onward, a …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-indian-alaska-native-communities-110005709.html

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Native American Issues News & Videos - ABC News

(8 days ago) WEBFollow the latest Native American Issues news, videos, and analysis from ABC News. May 8, 2024 at 5:33 AM Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American …

https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/native-------------------american-------------------issues

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research@BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public …

(1 days ago) WEBResearch at the Bloomberg School is a team sport. In order to provide extensive guidance, infrastructure, and support in pursuit of its research mission, research@BSPH employs …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/researchbsph

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