Year: 1989
Type: editorial
Abstract: Recent initiatives implemented by the Indian Health Service target health promotion and disease prevention as service goals for the 1990s.In partial support of these initiatives, the Indian Health Service sponsored a research planning meeting in September 1988.The meeting was intended to initiate thought on research priorities consistent with the initiatives, to identify a cadre of American Indian scholars interested in health promotion and disease prevention, and to frame a research training agenda for a follow-up meeting with the identhed scholars.Budget constraints led to cancellation of the second meeting as originally planned.However, in collaboration with the National Institute for Drug Abuse, the Indian Health Service sponsored an alternative meeting in September 1989.Unfortunately, the focus of the meeting shifted from priorities in health promotion and disease prevention to training for research careers in the field of drug abuse.At first glance, one cannot argue with the change in focus.Drug abuse is certainly a vital research concern.Little is known or written about its extent and impact in Indian communities.Dr.
Authors: John Red Horse, Troy Johnson, Diane Weiner
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W267720313