NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH
ONLINE RESOURCES
American Indian/Alaska Native profile
DHHS Office of Minority Health
Broken promises: evaluating the Native American health care system
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Data on health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska natives, and other Native Americans
Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human Services Policy by staff from Westat,
the American Indian Health Research Program of Black Hills State University, and L&M Policy Research, LLC
American Indian health: innovations in health care, promotion and policy
edited by Everett R. Rhoades; available through Ebrary
National roundtable on the Indian Health System and Medicaid reform
Urban Institute, Washington DC
Medicare and Medicaid
Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
CANCER
Colorectal
cancer screeningCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Cancer in women
of color
National Cancer Institute
Facing cancer in Indian country::
Yakima Indians and Pacific Northwest tribes
President's Cancer Panel, 2002 Report, DHHS
DIABETES
Guide for diabetes prevention
National Indian Council on Aging, Diabetes Education Outreach Strategies Project
I can lower my risk for Type 2 diabetes
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, DHHS
Guidelines for the care of
adults with prediabetes and/or the metabolic syndrome in clinical settings
Indian Health Service, Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention
ELDERLY
Native American elder health issues
Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate, 2002
Arthritis in American
Indian and Alaska Native elders
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Preventing and responding to abuse of
elders in Indian country
National Indian Council on Aging for the National Center on Elder Abuse, 2004
HEART DISEASE
Building
healthy hearts for American Indians and Alaskan natives
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for American Indians and Alaska natives
Indian Health Service Report to Congressional Requesters, 2007
HIV/STD prevention guidelines
for Native American communities
Sponsored by the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention and National Native American
AIDS Prevention Center
Native Americans
and HIV/AIDS
Prepared by The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
LUNGS
Native Americans/Alaskan Natives
lung diseases--fact sheet
American Lung Association
Culturally competent prevention and control of asthma for American Indians and
Alaska Natives
by Delight E. Satter, Andrea Zubiate, and Steve Wallace, a publication of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
ORAL HEALTH
An
oral health survey of American Indian and Alaska Native dental patients
Indian Health Service
Native American child oral health
Children's Dental Health Project
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Perceptions of methamphetamine use in three western tribal communities:
implications for child abuse in Indian country
Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Methamphetamine
use (Meth mouth)
American Dental Association
Reducing substance abuse among Native Americans
Prepared by American Indian Development Associates for the Office of Justice Programs, 2000
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders among Native Americans
DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
WEBSITES
American Indian Health
From the National Library of Medicine
FASTSTATS-Health of
American Indian or Alaska Native Population
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
American Indian & Alaska Native populations
CDC Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities
American Indians and Alaska Natives in Healthfinder
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Native American health in MedlinePlus
From the National Library of Medicine
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