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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Office of Minority Health

(6 days ago) WEBThis compares to non-Hispanic whites by 74.7 percent, 34.3 percent, and 6.3 percent respectively. Health: According to Census Bureau projections, the 2020 life …

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

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

(5 days ago) WEBBy any measure, health care for Native Americans lags behind other groups, despite a legal obligation on the part of the United States to provide health care to American …

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 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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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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How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy in Indigenous …

(4 days ago) WEBStill, these causes are not unrelated. The pandemic exacerbated health risks that were already deeply embedded in Native American and Alaska Native …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/health/life-expectancy-covid-native-americans-alaskans.html

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Health Disparities Research with American Indian Communities: …

(3 days ago) WEBTRIADD: The risk for alcohol abuse, depression, and diabetes multimorbidity in the American Indian and Alaska Native population. American Indian and Alaska Native …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7772225/

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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 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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The Generational Impact Of Racism On Health: Voices From …

(Just Now) WEBAcross the United States funding for the IHS meets about 54 percent of the health care needs of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, allotting …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01419

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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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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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Health Conditions and Health Care Use Among American …

(6 days ago) WEBRisk Factor Surveillance System showed that AIAN adults were more likely than . Abstract Objective— This report presents estimates for selected health conditions and health …

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

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Determinants of Health and Response to Disease Among …

(8 days ago) WEBElsewhere in JAMA Network Open, Musshafen et al 1 report that American Indian and Alaska Native patients, despite a lower Elixhauser Comorbidity Index risk …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790512

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The Lasting Harms of Toxic Exposure in Native American …

(4 days ago) WEBOut of all the ethnic groups in the United States, Native Americans are the most at risk of toxic exposure, Health Service, a division of the Department of Health …

https://bpr.studentorg.berkeley.edu/2021/07/10/the-lasting-harms-of-toxic-exposure-in-native-american-communities/

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Cardiovascular Health in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A

(Just Now) WEBCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives. 1 CVD rates are particularly high in younger …

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000773

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Native Americans come together to protect families from COVID : …

(3 days ago) WEBIndigenous Americans suffer disproportionate effects of COVID, including the mental health impact. But a collective mindset has helped them find creative …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/24/1058675230/hit-hard-by-covid-native-americans-come-together-to-protect-families-and-elders

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Health Behaviors and Risk Factors Among American Indians and …

(3 days ago) WEBAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) experience a disproportionate burden from a variety of diseases that may be linked to risk behaviors such as tobacco use, diet, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035866/

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Rising child mortality in the US has the most impact on - VCU …

(8 days ago) WEBThese mortality rates were four and two times higher than among white youth, respectively. The data also showed that firearm fatalities have become more frequent …

https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/rising-child-mortality-in-the-us-has-the-most-impact-on-black-and-native-american-youth

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Native Americans, public health and well-being: Research roundup …

(7 days ago) WEBFindings: “In this analysis, we examined national YRBS [Youth Risk Behavior Survey] data to identify health risk-behaviors that may be in need of greater …

https://journalistsresource.org/politics-and-government/native-americans-health-research-roundup/

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