Native American Health Concerns

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Health a Critical Issue for Native Americans

(8 days ago) Natives 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 methamphetamine in the United States. As a result, high instances of associated health issues such as heart disease and cancer have been reported.

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2017/native-americans-health-concerns-fd.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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Disparities Fact Sheets - Indian Health Service (IHS)

(2 days ago) WEBFact Sheets. Additional Resources. Disparities. Members of 573 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and their descendants are eligible for …

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

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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 …

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

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Identifying Disparities in Health Outcomes and Mortality for …

(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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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 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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Native American communities lashed by Covid, …

(5 days ago) WEBThe pandemic also affected mental health in many Indigenous communities. Native American populations already experience higher death rates from suicide, about 20% higher than non-Hispanic …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/13/pandemic-challenges-native-american-communities

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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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Native American Health and the Environment

(7 days ago) WEBUniversity of Arizona – The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center focuses on understanding how the arid environment in the region, genetics, and the resulting …

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

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Reducing Poverty to Improve Native American Health Outcomes

(4 days ago) WEBFor many decades, Native Americans have experienced higher rates of health problems than the general American population and other racial minority …

https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/reducing-poverty-improve-native-american-health-outcomes

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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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Native American Health: Historical and Legal Context

(5 days ago) WEBOvercrowding in homes is an issue for Native Americans that research suggests is linked to the onset or exacerbation of many health problems. These health …

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

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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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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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Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for …

(6 days ago) WEBThree in 10 Native American and Alaska Native people younger than 65 rely on Medicaid, compared with 15% of their white counterparts. The Indian Health Service …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-unwinding-endangers-native-american-health-care/

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Culture and Cures: Healing Native American Health AAMC

(4 days ago) WEBAlso new is a role-playing session involving Native American health issues, some of which can be especially daunting to non-Native students, said Owen, an …

https://www.aamc.org/news/culture-and-cures-healing-native-american-health

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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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Native American communities have the highest suicide rates, yet

(8 days ago) WEBMontana ranked third-worst among states for suicide deaths in 2020, and 10% of all suicides in the state from 2017 through 2021 were among Native Americans, even …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/native-american-communities-have-the-highest-suicide-rates-yet-interventions-are-scarce/ar-BB1h45wP

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Native American Perspectives on Health and Traditional Ecological

(3 days ago) WEBBackground: Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a conceptual framework that highlights Indigenous knowledge (IK) systems. Although scientific …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6371761/

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Native Americans: With oral health in crisis, dental students decline

(4 days ago) WEBThat makes him a rarity: According to the American Dental Education Association, the number of Native American dental school applicants has plummeted …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/19/native-americans-with-oral-health-in-crisis-dental-students-decline/70213380007/

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