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The Native American and Alaska Native Population at a Glance

(7 days ago) People also askWhy are there so few Native American patients in health care?Health care systems outside the Indian Health Service generally see very few Native American patients, because it's so hard for American Indians to access care in the private sector. A lot of that has to do with high poverty and uninsured rates among American Indians, who also often live in rural areas with few health care providers.Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Health Care System - NPRnpr.orgIs Indian food healthy?Cassia D Muller

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-11-22/the-native-american-and-alaska-native-population-at-a-glance#:~:text=American%20Indian%20and%20Alaska%20Native%20communities%20face%20higher,compared%20to%2013.6%25%20of%20the%20general%20adult%20population.

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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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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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Division of Program Statistics Indian Health Service (IHS)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Division of Program Statistics (DPS) produces the Indian Health Service’s statistical information and publications that measure and document the progress in assuring …

https://www.ihs.gov/dps/

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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 Native American and Alaska Native Population at a …

(Just Now) WEBAmerican Indian and Alaska Native communities face higher rates of some health risks than the general population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For example, in 2021

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-11-22/the-native-american-and-alaska-native-population-at-a-glance

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Health of Native Americans in the United States - Wikipedia

(7 days ago) WEBThe leading causes of death by percentage for Native Americans and Alaska Natives for 2005. Heart disease accounted for 25% of deaths, cancer 22%, accidents 19%, diabetes …

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

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Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Disparities in health have existed among American Indian and Alaska Native populations since the time of first contact 500 years ago, 1 and they continue to occur …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567901/

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Native Americans & Health Equity - NIHCM

(1 days ago) WEBAmerican Indians have been hospitalized from COVID-19 at 3.3 times the rate of White Americans. The disproportionate impact seen in this community, and …

https://nihcm.org/publications/native-americans-health-equity

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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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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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Covid’s Toll on Native Americans - The New York Times

(2 days ago) WEBSource: The National Center for Health Statistics. Typically, experts start to worry when they see drops in life expectancy that measure in just tenths of a year; …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/briefing/covid-death-toll-native-americans.html

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Native American Health and the Environment

(7 days ago) WEBThe center mostly works with Native American populations. The NIEHS-funded Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research at the University of New …

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

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Mental and Behavioral Health - American Indians/Alaska Natives

(Just Now) WEBAmerican Indian/Alaska Natives are 60 percent more likely to experience the feeling that everything is an effort, all or most of the time, as compared to non-Hispanic whites. The …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/mental-and-behavioral-health-american-indiansalaska-natives

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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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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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Resource: Data on Infant and Maternal Health Disparities in Native

(7 days ago) WEBThe National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) recently released an infographic showcasing data on infant and maternal health disparities in American …

https://ncuih.org/2022/10/13/resource-data-on-infant-and-maternal-health-disparities-in-native-communities/

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Mental Health in Native American and Indigenous Communities

(1 days ago) WEBElder Native Americans often have higher rates of mental health conditions and type 2 diabetes than other groups, according to a 2019 study. …

https://psychcentral.com/health/native-american-mental-health

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How Collecting and Reporting More Detailed Data Can Advance …

(8 days ago) WEBCDC - Blogs - Conversations in Equity – How Collecting and Reporting More Detailed Data Can Advance Health Equity for Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and …

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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