Author: United States. Indian Health Service. Cancer Prevention and Control ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Cancer Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States
Author: United States. Indian Health Service. Cancer Prevention and Control ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Cancer Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Author: D. HaverkampPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781494736620
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This monograph reports regional cancer mortality rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) within areas served by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Indian Health Service (IHS). These areas are comprised of certain counties found within 35 states. AI/ANs residing in these counties represent about 56% of the total AI/AN bridged single-race population in the United States. We present the cancer mortality rates for 1999–2003 for the principal cancer types and compare them with the general U.S. population rates during the same period. We also present the estimated IHS service population for each region. The purpose of this publication is to provide detailed information on the impact of cancer among AI/ANs, with a focus on the regional variability of cancer mortality for this population.
Documentation of the Cancer Research Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Author: Linda BurhansstipanovPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska Natives
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Cancer Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska Natives
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This monograph reports regional cancer mortality rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) within areas served by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Indian Health Service (IHS). ... We present the cancer mortality rates for 1999-2003 for the principal cancer types and compare them with the general U.S. population rates during the same period. We also present the estimated IHS service population for each region. The purpose of this publication is to provide detailed information on the impact of cancer among AI/ANs, with a focus on the regional variability of cancer mortality for this population.
Preventable Cancer Mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native Women
Author: Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309055482
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for serving the American Indian population. How big is the population? What are its health care and insurance needs? This volume presents an up-to-date summary of what is known about the demography of American Indian and Alaska Native populationâ€"their age and geographic distributions, household structure, employment, and disability and disease patterns. This information is critical for health care planners who must determine the eligible population for Indian health services and the costs of providing them. The volume will also be of interest to researchers and policymakers concerned about the future characteristics and needs of the American Indian population.
Native Outreach
Author: Native Outreach
Author: The Unequal Burden of Cancer
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309071542
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
We know more about cancer prevention, detection, and treatment than ever beforeâ€"yet not all segments of the U.S. population have benefited to the fullest extent possible from these advances. Some ethnic minorities experience more cancer than the majority population, and poor peopleâ€"no matter what their ethnicityâ€"often lack access to adequate cancer care. This book provides an authoritative view of cancer as it is experienced by ethnic minorities and the medically underserved. It offers conclusions and recommendations in these areas: Defining and understanding special populations, and improving the collection of cancer-related data. Setting appropriate priorities for and increasing the effectiveness of specific National Institutes of Health (NIH) research programs, to ensure that special populations are represented in clinical trials. Disseminating research results to health professionals serving these populations, with sensitivity to the issues of cancer survivorship. The book provides background data on the nation's struggle against cancer, activities and expenditures of the NIH, and other relevant topics.
Medicine Ways
Author: Clifford E. TrafzerPublisher: AltaMira Press
ISBN: 0759117071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural, political, and economic well being. However, it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account for Native American perspectives on the range of factors that actually contribute to these problems in the first place. The authors in Medicine Ways examine the ways people from a multitude of indigenous communities think about and practice health care within historical and socio-cultural contexts. Cultural and physical survival are inseparable for Native Americans. Chapters explore biomedically-identified diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, as well as Native-identified problems, including historical and contemporary experiences such as forced evacuation, assimilation, boarding school, poverty and a slew of federal and state policies and initiatives. They also explore applied solutions that are based in community prerogatives and worldviews, whether they be indigenous, Christian, biomedical, or some combination of all three. Medicine Ways is an important volume for scholars and students in Native American studies, medical anthropology, and sociology as well as for health practitioners and professionals working in and for tribes. Visit the UCLA American Indian Studies Center web site