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Resources by Topic: Tribal communities

Perinatal and Infant Health Among Rural and Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives
Provides a national profile of rural and urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) maternal and infant health.
Author(s): Laura-Mae Baldwin, David C. Grossman, Susan Casey, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 92(9), 1491-1497
Date: 09/2002
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American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2000
Provides data on the American Indian and Alaska Native population in 1990 and 2000. Includes state-by-state data.
Date: 02/2002
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Rural Populations and Health Care Providers: A Map Book
A collection of maps showing the geographic distribution of rural populations and the healthcare providers that serve them.
Author(s): Randy K. Randolph, Katherine Gaul, Rebecca T. Slifkin
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity — A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Provides comprehensive coverage of issues relevant to the mental health of different racial and ethnic groups. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Date: 2001
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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American Indian and Alaska Native Areas
Chapter 5 of the U.S. Census Bureau's Geographic Areas Reference Manual details the classifications used for defining American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Breaks down the definitions of American Indian Reservations, Trust Lands, and Alaska Native Regional Corporations, among others. Highlights a state-level breakdown of type and number of AI/AN communities.
Date: 11/1994
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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If You Knew the Conditions: Health Care to Native Americans
Summarizes the history of administration of healthcare to Native American recipients by the United States government. Includes biographies of famous Native American physicians. Online version of a 1994 exhibit on Native American Health.
Date: 1994
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Native Communities: Alcohol Intervention Review (NativeAIR)
Presents an NIH-funded initiative that reviews of evidence-based alcohol interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Features interventions in three categories: prevention of fetal alcohol disorder, alcohol misuse prevention, and treatment for alcohol used disorder.
Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
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Raising Radon Awareness in Tribal Communities
Provides an overview of radon awareness in tribal areas as a public health issue. Discusses radon's environmental health impacts and features programs, funding, and partnerships supporting tribal radon awareness and response.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Indigenous Health Research Dashboard
Presents an online database of indigenous health research from 2020 to the present. Allows users to view publications in list form or as a data visualization.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona State University
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National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda
Highlights behavioral health options for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal leaders and federal partners. Discusses behavioral health issues and interventions in tribal communities and explores policy recommendations.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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