Native American Indian Health Issues

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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Office of Minority …

(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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'People die like that': Native Americans face serious barriers in

(1 days ago) WEBRurality isn’t the only issue — Native Americans in Montana die, on average, 17 years younger than the state’s white rural residents. A deep-seated mistrust of the Indian …

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. 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 …

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

(5 days ago) WEBThe Indian Health Service (IHS)—an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—provides care to over 2.2 million Native Americans across the …

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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American Indian Health Policy: Historical Trends and …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. The United States has a trust responsibility to provide services to American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons. However, a long-standing history of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035886/

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Increasing Funding for the Indian Health Service to Improve Native

(9 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/increasing-funding-indian-health-service-improve-native-american-health

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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 …

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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The impact of historical trauma on American Indian health equity

(6 days ago) WEBThis was made clear in a talk given by Roger Dale Walker, MD, director of the One Sky Center for American Indian/Alaska Native health, education, and research, at …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-impact-of-historical-trauma-on-american-indian-health-equity

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Native American Health and the Environment

(7 days ago) WEBAI/AN people have long experienced lower health status when compared with other Americans, according to the Indian Health Service. Lower life expectancy and the …

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

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Native American Health: Historical and Legal Context

(5 days ago) WEBTo sufficiently examine and ultimately address health disparities affecting Native Americans, it is essential to understand the unique historical and legal context of …

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

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Caring for Native Americans Journal of Ethics American Medical

(6 days ago) WEBInequity in health status and in access to health services are pervasive, largely unrecognized, and poorly addressed in American Indian and Alaska Native …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/caring-native-americans

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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 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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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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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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Mental Health Challenges in Caring for American …

(5 days ago) WEBAlthough knowledge about American Indian and Alaska Native mental health problems is growing, little research has been published on treatment efficacy and outcomes. For example, between …

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

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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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Policy Issues NCAI - National Congress of American Indians

(8 days ago) WEBResolutions Committee. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) advocates on behalf of Tribal Nations and American Indian and Alaska Native individuals and …

https://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/education-health-human-services/health-care

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Fentanyl in Native Communities: Examining the Federal Response …

(4 days ago) WEBWe recognize that the impact of the fentanyl crisis is personal. In August 2023, IHS joined many regional, state, and Tribal partners in a National Tribal Opioid …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asl/testimony/2023/12/06/fentanyl-native-communities-examining-federal-response-growing-crisis.html

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May 16, 2024: IHS Updates for Tribes and Tribal and Urban Indian

(8 days ago) WEBIHS and USPHS Unite to Increase Safe Drinking Water and Adequate Sanitation to Tribal Communities. On May 9, IHS and the U.S. Public Health Service …

https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/ihs-updates/may-16-2024-ihs-updates-for-tribes-and-tribal-and-urban-indian-organizations/

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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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Cancer and American Indian and Alaska Native People

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2019, the median household income for American Indian and Alaska Native people was $49,906, compared to $71,664 for non-Hispanic White households. …

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/american-indian-alaska-native.html

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