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American Indian

American Indian/Alaska Native Profile(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)

• Latest News

  • Native American Children Have More Tooth Decay(05/31/2011, HealthDay)

• Prevention/Screening

  • American Indian and Alaska Native People: Be Active for Your Heart!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native People: Help Your Heart!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native People: Keep the Harmony Within You-Check Your Blood Pressure!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service)
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Circle of Health for Alaskans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
  • I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for American Indians(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - PDF
  • Protect the Circle of Life: Immunize Our Nations(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Nutrition

  • American Indian and Alaska Native People: Treat Your Heart to a Healthy Celebration!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service)

• Specific Conditions

  • American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders among Native Americans(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - PDF
  • Finding Strength in Community: Living a Full Life on Dialysis(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - PDF
  • Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Voices of Strength: Live Strong After Cancer Treatment(Lance Armstrong Foundation) - PDF

• Videos

  • Native Americans and Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

• Financial Issues

  • Getting Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs: Information for American Indians and Alaska Natives(Social Security Administration)

• Clinical Trials

  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Indians, North American(National Institutes of Health)

• Research

  • Native Health Research Database(Indian Health Service, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center Library)

• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Disparities in infectious disease hospitalizations for American Indian/ Alaska Native...
  • Article: Patient navigation for American Indians undergoing cancer treatment: utilization and...
  • Article: Early childhood caries in indigenous communities.
  • Native-American Health -- see more articles

• Directories

  • Find an Indian Health Service Facility(Indian Health Service)
  • Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program: Area Programs(Indian Health Service)

• Organizations

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Indian Health Service
  • National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Office of Minority Health(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)

• Statistics

  • American Indian & Alaska Native (AI/AN) Populations(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives(Indian Health Service)
  • Gender Differences among American Indian Treatment Admissions Aged 18 to 25(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  • Health Characteristics of the American Indian or Alaska Native Adult Population: United States, 2004-2008(National Center for Health Statistics) - PDF
  • HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Key Facts about Smoking among American Indians and Alaska Natives(American Lung Association)
  • Motor Vehicle Injuries among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Substance Use among American Indian or Alaska Native Adults(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  • Suicide among American Indians/Alaska Natives(Education Development Center, Inc.) - PDF

• Children

  • Eagle's Nest(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Healthy Mouth for Your Baby (for American Indians and Alaska Natives)(National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
  • How Mother Bear Taught the Children about Lead(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - PDF
  • Safe Sleep for Your Baby(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - PDF

• Women

  • Drinking and Your Pregnancy(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - American Indian version
  • Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for American Indian and Alaska Native Families(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health) - PDF
  • Gallstones in American Indian/Alaska Native Women(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
  • Minority Women's Health: American Indians/Alaska Natives(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)