Rural Tribal Health – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Tribal Health.
Purchased/Referred Care
Explains the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program, formerly the Contract Health Services program, which is a program that guides usage of healthcare services outside of Indian Health Service or tribal healthcare facilities when needed.
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Explains the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program, formerly the Contract Health Services program, which is a program that guides usage of healthcare services outside of Indian Health Service or tribal healthcare facilities when needed.
Date: 06/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Emerging LTSS Issues in Indian Country: Alzheimer's and Dementia
Presents a report on Alzheimer's disease in Native American communities. Looks at available data and makes recommendations for potential future research. Highlights Wisconsin's Tribal Dementia Care Program as a model for culturally competent memory care.
Date: 05/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Presents a report on Alzheimer's disease in Native American communities. Looks at available data and makes recommendations for potential future research. Highlights Wisconsin's Tribal Dementia Care Program as a model for culturally competent memory care.
Date: 05/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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LTSS Research: Annotated Literature Review: Elder Abuse in Indian Country
Presents an annotated bibliography of resources pertaining to elder abuse in American Indian communities.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Presents an annotated bibliography of resources pertaining to elder abuse in American Indian communities.
Date: 05/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Indian Health Service: A Quick Look
Briefly explains the mission, goals, and foundation of the Indian Health Service and its relationship with American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native corporations.
Date: 01/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Briefly explains the mission, goals, and foundation of the Indian Health Service and its relationship with American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native corporations.
Date: 01/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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The Social Determinants of Health of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Research Framework
Examines the social determinants of health related to childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes from a Native perspective, considering historical trauma, self-determination, and cultural factors. Looks at currently available information, identifies gaps, and provides a research framework to help build a better understanding of the causes of child obesity among Native Americans.
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Notah Begay III Foundation
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Examines the social determinants of health related to childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes from a Native perspective, considering historical trauma, self-determination, and cultural factors. Looks at currently available information, identifies gaps, and provides a research framework to help build a better understanding of the causes of child obesity among Native Americans.
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Notah Begay III Foundation
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Trends in Indian Health: 2014 Edition
Provides an overview of Indian Health Service (IHS) programs and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health status. Includes charts depicting the IHS organizational structure and data on tribal and IHS healthcare facilities. Provides AI/AN demographic and socioeconomic data. Includes birth and death rates, with information by cause of death. Also provides data on patient care delivery.
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Provides an overview of Indian Health Service (IHS) programs and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health status. Includes charts depicting the IHS organizational structure and data on tribal and IHS healthcare facilities. Provides AI/AN demographic and socioeconomic data. Includes birth and death rates, with information by cause of death. Also provides data on patient care delivery.
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Understanding Geographic Relationships: American Indian Areas
Explains the relationships that exist between different types of American Indian Areas that are used by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes a chart showing the relationships among these legal and statistical boundaries and how they relate to the standard geographic units of states and census blocks.
Author(s): Katy Rossiter
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Explains the relationships that exist between different types of American Indian Areas that are used by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes a chart showing the relationships among these legal and statistical boundaries and how they relate to the standard geographic units of states and census blocks.
Author(s): Katy Rossiter
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool, 2nd Edition
Features guidance for tribes to assess their tribal food sovereignty. Discusses the development of local food sources to support the health, nutrition, and economy of tribal communities. Requires creation of a free login to download reports.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: First Nations Development Institute
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Features guidance for tribes to assess their tribal food sovereignty. Discusses the development of local food sources to support the health, nutrition, and economy of tribal communities. Requires creation of a free login to download reports.
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: First Nations Development Institute
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Gaps in Survey Data on Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Examination of US Population Surveys, 1960-2010
Lists major federal surveys on cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Documents the sample size and data collection methods, and identifies gaps in the types of cancer-related information collected. Subtopics range from prevention to survivorship.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Tinka Duran, Jim P. Stimpson, Corey Smith
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Lists major federal surveys on cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Documents the sample size and data collection methods, and identifies gaps in the types of cancer-related information collected. Subtopics range from prevention to survivorship.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Tinka Duran, Jim P. Stimpson, Corey Smith
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 03/2013
Type: Document
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Culture as a Social Determinant of Health
Describes the role that culture plays in health for Native Americans. Discusses the importance of cultural competence for healthcare providers, and includes recommendations for healthcare providers and policymakers.
Author(s): James Knibb-Lamouche
Date: 11/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Describes the role that culture plays in health for Native Americans. Discusses the importance of cultural competence for healthcare providers, and includes recommendations for healthcare providers and policymakers.
Author(s): James Knibb-Lamouche
Date: 11/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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