Addressing the Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Year: 2004
Type: editorial
Abstract: Although the public health community is generally aware that American Indians and Alaska Natives have a higher burden of illness, injury, and premature mortality than non-Hispanic Whites,1 the health care needs of this population are often excluded from policy discussions. This exclusion reflects, at least in part, an absence of data, a misperception that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is an adequate source of care for most American Indians/Alaska Natives, and a failure to recognize pervasive disparities. In this issue of the Journal, Zuckerman and colleagues plant the seeds of a long overdue national dialogue on the health care challenges facing American Indians/Alaska Natives.
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.94.1.13
Author: Ruth J. Katz
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Australian Government
OpenAlex ID: W2049822527