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American Indian Health : Innovations in Health Care, Promotion, and Policy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (487 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801877773
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: American Indian HealthLOC classification:
  • RA448.5.I5 A597 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Nomenclature -- Part I The Demographics of Indian Health -- 1 The Aboriginal Peoples of America -- 2 Health Conditions before Columbus -- 3 Selected Demographic Characteristics of Indians -- Part II The Political and Administrative Bases of Indian Health -- 4 The Relation of Indian Nations to the U.S. Government -- 5 The History and Organization of Indian Health Services and Systems -- 6 Data Sources and Subsets of the Indian Population -- Part III Major Diseases and Health Conditions Affecting Indians -- 7 Health Status and Clinical Indicators -- 8 Genetic Polymorphism and American Indian Origins, Afnities, and Health -- 9 Maternal, Child, and Youth Health -- 10 The Rise of Cardiovascular Diseases -- 11 Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 12 Nutritional Health and Diet-Related Conditions -- 13 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications -- 14 Unintentional Injuries and Trauma -- 15 Suicide among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 16 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse -- 17 Tobacco Use -- 18 Mental Health and Mental Disorders -- 19 Diseases of the Immune and Collagen Vascular Systems -- 20 Infectious Diseases -- 21 Oral Health -- 22 Environmental Health and Construction Programs -- Part IV Special Cultural and Ethical Considerations -- 23 Traditional Indian and Modern Western Medicine -- 24 Cultural Considerations in Providing Care to American Indians -- 25 Research Ethics and the American Indian -- 26 The Future of Indian Health -- Index.
Summary: Rhoades has gathered a distinguished group of scholars and practitioners to present a comprehensive assessment of the health of American Indian peoples today and the delivery of health services to them.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Nomenclature -- Part I The Demographics of Indian Health -- 1 The Aboriginal Peoples of America -- 2 Health Conditions before Columbus -- 3 Selected Demographic Characteristics of Indians -- Part II The Political and Administrative Bases of Indian Health -- 4 The Relation of Indian Nations to the U.S. Government -- 5 The History and Organization of Indian Health Services and Systems -- 6 Data Sources and Subsets of the Indian Population -- Part III Major Diseases and Health Conditions Affecting Indians -- 7 Health Status and Clinical Indicators -- 8 Genetic Polymorphism and American Indian Origins, Afnities, and Health -- 9 Maternal, Child, and Youth Health -- 10 The Rise of Cardiovascular Diseases -- 11 Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 12 Nutritional Health and Diet-Related Conditions -- 13 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications -- 14 Unintentional Injuries and Trauma -- 15 Suicide among American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 16 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse -- 17 Tobacco Use -- 18 Mental Health and Mental Disorders -- 19 Diseases of the Immune and Collagen Vascular Systems -- 20 Infectious Diseases -- 21 Oral Health -- 22 Environmental Health and Construction Programs -- Part IV Special Cultural and Ethical Considerations -- 23 Traditional Indian and Modern Western Medicine -- 24 Cultural Considerations in Providing Care to American Indians -- 25 Research Ethics and the American Indian -- 26 The Future of Indian Health -- Index.

Rhoades has gathered a distinguished group of scholars and practitioners to present a comprehensive assessment of the health of American Indian peoples today and the delivery of health services to them.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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