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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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'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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Disparities Fact Sheets - Indian Health Service (IHS)

(2 days ago) WEBFact Sheets. Urban Leader Letters. 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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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 …

(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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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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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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Health Conditions and Health Care Use Among American …

(6 days ago) WEBThis report presents estimates for selected health conditions and health care use among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults by tribal land residential status. …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr185.pdf

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

(5 days ago) WEBThe web page explains the health care challenges and disparities faced by Native Americans, who have a life expectancy that is 4.4 years lower than the U.S. average …

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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Protecting Navajo children with asthma: A case study

(Just Now) WEBHe’s also looked at the health data overall and found that while Native adults suffer from higher rates of chronic conditions like cardiovascular diseases and …

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2024/protecting-navajo-children-asthma-case-study

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Native Americans Have Shorter Life Spans. Better Health Care Isn’t …

(7 days ago) WEBSome Native American reservations have housing shortages while existing homes can be overcrowded or dilapidated to the point of needing to be boarded up, like …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/native-americans-shorter-life-spans-health-care/

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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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Health of Native Americans in the United States - Wikipedia

(7 days ago) WEBNative Americans face issues of depression and the highest rate suicide rate of any ethnic group in the United States. In 2009 suicide was the leading cause of death among …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_of_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States

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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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Health Coverage Among American Indian and Alaska Native and

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) people have faced significant 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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Native American health care: How the U.S. Indian Health Service …

(3 days ago) WEBAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives are entitled to federally funded health care under treaties negotiated between tribal nations and the U.S. government. “Our …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/03/native-american-health-care-how-the-us-indian-health-service-works.html

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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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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. Although …

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

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How Native nations are tackling the opioid epidemic - OPB

(3 days ago) WEBThe Cowlitz Indian Tribe provides services up and down the I-5 corridor for Native and non-Native community members struggling with mental health issues and …

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/28/how-native-nations-tackling-opioid-epidemic/

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U’s Center of American Indian and Minority Health expands to

(9 days ago) WEBAccording to data published in 2023 by the Association of American Medical Colleges, about 0.3 percent of practicing physicians in the U.S. are American Indian or …

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/24/us-center-of-american-indian-and-minority-health-expands-to-minneapolis-campus

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Health Disparities Among Alaskan Natives and American Indians

(2 days ago) WEBThe thesis statement: The Indian Health Service (IHS) in conjunction with the SouthEast Alaskan Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) to overcome health …

https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/jsriue/article/view/37106

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Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture …

(4 days ago) WEBThis lack of mental health care has impacted the Native American community at large. The suicide mortality rate for American Indian/Alaska Native individuals (39.7 …

https://azmirror.com/2024/04/29/navajo-psychiatrist-bridges-gaps-between-native-american-culture-and-behavioral-health-care/

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Tribal Health CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(7 days ago) WEBThe Public Health Infrastructure Center and OTASA are committed to ensuring that AI/AN communities receive public health services that keep them safe and healthy. OTASA …

https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/index.html

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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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Chronic Disease Resources for Tribal Health CDC

(5 days ago) WEBLearn about the higher rates of chronic diseases among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and …

https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/data-resources/information/chronic-diseases.html

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MIT Solve United Natives Healthcare App - Overview

(6 days ago) WEBA study titled “Patterns of Health Care Access and Use in an Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Population” published in 2023 in Journal of Ethnic Health Disparities …

https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2024-indigenous-communities/solutions/88168

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Arizona health care: Report finds wide inequities in performance

(4 days ago) WEBThe health care system in Arizona works best for white people and Asian Americans, who scored in the 73rd percentile and 66th percentile, respectively, in …

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2024/04/18/commonwealth-report-wide-inequities-in-health-care-performance-in-arizona/73358519007/

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Health Disparities Among American Indians/Alaska Natives

(1 days ago) WEBCompared with other racial/ethnic groups, American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have a lower life expectancy, lower quality of life, and are disproportionately …

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6747a4.htm

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