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Title American Indian health : innovations in health care, promotion, and policy / edited by Everett R. Rhoades.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2002?]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.10899 A512A    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.10899 A512A c.2  Check Shelf
Description xxiv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The demographics of Indian health. The aboriginal peoples of America -- Health conditions before Columbus : the paleopathology of native North Americans -- Selected demographic characteristics of Indians. The political and administrative bases of Indian health. The relation of Indian nations to the U.S. government -- The history and organization of Indian health services and systems -- Data sources and subsets of the Indian population. Major diseases and health conditions affecting Indians. Health status and clinical indicators -- Genetic polymorphism and American Indian origins, affinities, and health -- Maternal, child, and youth health -- The rise of cardiovascular diseases -- Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- Nutritional health and diet-related conditions -- Diabetes mellitus and its complications -- Unintentional injuries and trauma -- Suicide among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- Alcoholism and substance abuse -- Tobacco use -- Mental health and mental disorders -- Diseases of the immune and collagen vascular systems -- Infectious diseases -- Oral health -- Environmental health and construction programs. Special cultural and ethical considerations. Traditional Indian and modern Western medicine -- Cultural considerations in providing care to American Indians -- Research ethics and the American Indian -- The future of Indian health.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Medical care.
Subject Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology -- United States.
Indians of North America -- Medical care.
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration -- United States.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples, North American -- United States.
Subject United States. Indian Health Service.
Indians, North American -- United States.
Chronic Disease -- epidemiology -- United States.
United States. Indian Health Service.
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Health and hygiene.
Subject Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene.
Added Author Rhoades, Everett R.
ISBN 0801869048
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