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Resources by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Native American Housing: Additional Actions Needed to Better Support Tribal Efforts
Discusses housing challenges faced by tribal entities. Provides recommendations to address tribal housing challenges and to better support tribal efforts.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Strategies for Behavioral Health Organizations to Promote New Health Insurance Opportunities: In American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Provides examples of successful outreach and enrollment strategies for organizations to use when introducing health insurance options to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program Evaluation: Interim Report
Introduces the five Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants grantee programs and provides initial evaluation results related to program structure, program processes, and education and employment outcomes.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Carol Hafford, Katherine Meyer, et al.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Chronic Disease Assessment Report for North Dakota
Presents the results of a statewide health assessment examining chronic disease in North Dakota. Provides an overview of the state's population characteristics, social and economic factors, and health outcomes.
Author(s): Nikki Massmann, Brad Gibbens, Mandi Peterson, Rebecca Quinn
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program Implementation and Evolution
Reports on Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grant program implementation, with information on program elements that contribute to successful tribal health workforce training programs. Examines challenges and lessons learned in rural settings.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Katherine Meyer, Tess Gilbert, et al.
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Ecology of Health Care: The Need to Address Low Utilization in American Indians/Alaska Natives
Compares the self-reported health of the American Indian/Alaska Native population and their use of healthcare services to the rest of the U.S. population. Discusses potential reasons for disparities.
Author(s): Elise A.G. Duwe, Stephen Petterson, Claire Gibbons, Andrew Bazemore
Citation: American Family Physician, 89(3), 217-218
Date: 02/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Graham Center
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Developing Empirically Based, Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention Interventions for Indigenous Youth Populations
Describes the relevance of a culturally grounded approach when developing a drug prevention program for Indigenous youth. Includes implications for culturally grounded approaches in behavioral health services and a case example of a drug prevention program for rural Native Hawaiian youth.
Author(s): Scott K. Okamoto, Susana Helm, Suzanne Pel, et al.
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 41(1)
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
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Continuity and Change: Demographic, Socioeconomic and Housing Conditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Provides a snapshot of the housing needs and conditions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Includes statistics on population growth, housing conditions, and social and economic conditions.
Author(s): Kathryn L. S. Pettit, G. Thomas Kingsley, Jennifer Biess, et al.
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities - Recommendations From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
Presents recommendations from the Commission to Build a Healthier America. Topics include experiences in early childhood, opportunities that communities provide for people to make healthy choices, and the mission and incentives of health professionals and health care institutions. Includes discussion on low-income children, as well as children living in rural areas and tribal areas, who have difficulty accessing early childhood programs.
Author(s): Elaine Arkin, Paula Braveman, Susan Egerter, David Williams
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Indian Health Care: Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Summarizes key changes made in the re-authorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions related to American Indians and Alaska Natives enrolled in and receiving services from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Date: 01/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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