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- Title
Beyond Health Equity: Achieving Wellness Within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
- Authors
Jemigan, Valarie Blue Bird; Peercy, Michael; Branam, Dannielle; Saunkeah, Bobby; Wharton, David; Winkleby, Marilyn; Lowe, John; Salvatore, Alicia L.; Dickerson, Daniel; Belcourt, Annie; DAmico, Elizabeth; Patten, Christi A.; Parker, Myra; Duran, Bonnie; Harris, Raymond; Buchwald, Dedra
- Abstract
The author discusses the need for the improvement of health disparities among Native Americans living in the U.S (or American Indians and Alaska Natives). Topics include the life expectancy of Native Americans, which is the lowest of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S., the efforts of tribal communities and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to implement the Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations initiative, and the mistrust for medical research of many tribal communities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; NEW Zealand; AUSTRALIA; ALASKA; HEALTH of Native Americans; HEALTH equity; MEDICAL care of Native Americans; LIFE expectancy; NATIONAL Institutes of Health (U.S.); HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; NATIVE Americans; INDIGENOUS peoples; MAORI (New Zealand people); MEDICAL research; PUBLIC health; NATIVE American traditional medicine; HEALTH
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2015, Vol 105, pS376
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2014.302447