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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957862603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md. ; ; London, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-8018-7777-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (487 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RhoadesEverett R

Disciplina

362.1/089/97073

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Medical care

Indians of North America - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.