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Summary
Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from:
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Access to care
- Cultural factors
On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Prevention and Risk Factors
- Injury Prevention (Indian Health Service)
- Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Related Issues
- Eating Healthy (Indian Health Service)
- Healthy Weight for Life: Actions for Communities, Individuals, and Families (Indian Health Service)
- Indian Health Service: Community Health (Indian Health Service)
Specifics
- American Indian and Alaska Native People and Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Find Help for Mental Health, Drugs, or Alcohol if You're a Member or Descendant of a Federally Recognized American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Also in Spanish
- Roadway to Safer Tribal Communities Toolkit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sexual Assault (Indian Health Service)
- Tips from Former Smokers: American Indian and Alaska Native People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
Statistics and Research
- Asthma and American Indians/Alaska Natives (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Cancer and American Indians/Alaska Natives (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Chronic Liver Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives (Indian Health Service) - PDF
- FastStats: Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Indian Health Disparities (Indian Health Service)
- Indian Health Focus: Injuries 2017 Edition (Indian Health Service)
- Infant Mortality and American Indians/Alaska Natives (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Native Americans with Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Native Health Database (University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center Library)
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NIH Facilitates First Tribal Data-Sharing Agreement with Navajo Nation
(National Institutes of Health)
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Overview of Native American Initiatives
(National Cancer Institute)
- Substance Use and Mental Health Issues among U.S.-Born American Indians or Alaska Natives Residing on and off Tribal Lands (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
- Suicides Among American Indian/Alaska Natives -- National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 States, 2003-2014 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Alaska Natives
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Indians, North American
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Explaining COVID-19 related mortality disparities in American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Article: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Practices to Sustain Adolescent Health Behaviors...
- Article: "Sorry for laughing, but it's scary": humor and silence in discussions...
- American Indian and Alaska Native Health -- see more articles
Children
- Eagle Books: Native Diabetes Wellness Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)