Native American Common Health Issues

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Tribal Health Disparities CDC

(1 days ago) WEBThe US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Office of Minority Health also maintains information about minority health and health disparities related to AI/AN populations, including data and statistics, multimedia resources, and …

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

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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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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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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 AMERICAN HEALTH DISPARITIES: WHAT CAN BE DONE?

(2 days ago) WEBstatistics of any ethnic or racial group. (Indian Health Service, 2018) This case explores issues in Native American health, the factors that contribute to health disparities, how …

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

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Health Disparities Research with American Indian Communities: …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Despite high rates of abstinence from alcohol and other drugs (Cunningham, Solomon, & Muramoto, 2016), American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people …

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

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Recent Health Trends In The Native American Population

(5 days ago) WEBOn the other hand, Native Americans have a reduced risk of the most common cancers in the total U.S. population, such as lung, breast, and colon (Mahoney and Michalek, …

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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Health Disparities Persist for Native Americans, Alaska …

(3 days ago) WEBFrom 2014 to 2018, about 1 in 5 adults who were American Indian or Alaska Native were reportedly in fair or poor health, compared with 12.1% of U.S. adults overall, according to the new analysis

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-08-06/health-disparities-persist-for-native-americans-alaska-natives

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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 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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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 American Indian and Alaska Native Population

(9 days ago) WEBHealth insurance coverage for American Indian and Alaska Native population. Percent of adults ages 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 24.1% (2022) Source: Interactive …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/american-indian-health.htm

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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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Native American Health and the Environment

(7 days ago) WEBNIEHS supports research to determine how environmental agents cause or exacerbate human diseases, including research to improve the environmental health of American …

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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National Minority Health Month: Understanding Culture, …

(Just Now) WEBThe Need for Community Engagement to Advance Health Equity. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed existing longstanding inequities that systematically …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/healthequity/2024/04/30/national-minority-health-month-understanding-culture-community-and-connections-to-advance-health-equity/

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Health a Critical Issue for Native Americans - AARP

(8 days ago) WEBThe life expectancy is about 4.4 years less than other populations — 73.7 for Native Americans and 78.1 for everyone else. For Plains tribes, their life expectancy …

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2017/native-americans-health-concerns-fd.html

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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 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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Mental Health Challenges in Caring for American …

(5 days ago) WEBThere is still a limited amount of available literature on mental health disorders and appropriate treatment, specifically regarding the American Indian and Alaska Native populations. While the amount …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570587/

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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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Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn't …

(8 days ago) WEBNative Americans have much shorter lifespans when compared to every other group, but the answer to the problem isn't in healthcare access alone. can rattle …

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/05/05/native-americans-have-shorter-life-spans-better-health-care-isnt-the-only-answer/

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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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United Health Foundation Announces $2 Million Grant to Native …

(7 days ago) WEBAbout Native American Connections. Native American Connections (NAC) improves the lives of individuals and families through Native American culturally …

https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/newsroom/2024/2024-04-23-uhf-awards-2mil-grant-native-american-connections-mobile-health.html

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