Health Issues Facing the State’s American Indian Populations

American Indian health policy: historical trends and contemporary issues.

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 underfunding of the Indian Health Service (IHS) has led to significant challenges in providing services. Twentieth century laws, including the Snyder Act, Transfer Act, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and Indian Healt...

American Indian and Hispanic Populations Have Cultural Values and Issues Similar to Those of Appalachian Populations

I want to thank you and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for disseminating such important work regarding my home region of Appalachia (October 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease). It is based on the strength and support of my own southern Appalachian culture that I have been able to appreciate and support culturally focused interventions among the American Indian and Hispani...

The origin of American Indian populations

Innovation in Indian Healthcare: Using Health Information Technology to Achieve Health Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations Innovation in Indian Healthcare: Using Health Information Technology to Achieve Health Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

The US Indian health system utilizes a diverse range of health information technology and innovative tools to enhance health service delivery for American Indians and Alaska Natives. This article provides an overview of efforts and experience using such tools to achieve health equity for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Specific attention is given to the Indian Health Service Elec...

Overview of the global health issues facing children.

By reading, you can know the knowledge and things more, not only about what you get from people to people. Book will be more trusted. As this overview of the global health issues facing children, it will really give you the good idea to be successful. It is not only for you to be success in certain life you can be successful in everything. The success can be started by knowing the basic knowled...