Health Workforce Issues in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Populations
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Description
Rapid response policy brief providing an overview of the Indian Health Service (IHS), and discussing tribally-operated health services and access to health services and insurance outside of tribal or IHS networks. Describes the representation of AI/AN populations within the healthcare workforce and offers recommendations and strategies to strengthen the health workforce providing care for AI/AN populations.
Author(s)
Natalia V. Oster, Susan M. Skillman, Bianca K. Frogner
Date
07/2022
Type
Document
Organization
UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
Tagged as
Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Funding · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Medicaid · Scholarships for health careers · Social determinants of health