American Indian health : innovations in health care, promotion, and policy /

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Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 459 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117651
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Other authors / contributors:Rhoades, Everett R.
ISBN:0801877776
9780801877773
0801863287
9780801863288
0801869048
9780801869044
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other form:Print version: American Indian health. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000 0801863287
Table of Contents:
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Nomenclature
  • Part I.. The Demographics of Indian Health
  • 1. The Aboriginal Peoples of America
  • 2. Health Conditions before Columbus: The Paleopathology of Native North Americans
  • 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, Affinities, 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