Also called: Also called: American Indian health

Start Here

• American Indian Health(National Library of Medicine) - http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

Prevention/Screening

• American Indian and Alaska Native People: Be Active for Your Heart!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service) - http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/FactSheets/active.htm
• American Indian and Alaska Native People: Help Your Heart!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service) - http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/FactSheets/helphrt.htm
• American Indian and Alaska Native People: Keep the Harmony Within You-Check Your Blood Pressure!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service) - http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/FactSheets/bloodpr.htm
• American Indian and Alaska Native People: Treat Your Heart to a Healthy Celebration!(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Indian Health Service) - http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/FactSheets/treat.htm
• Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Circle of Health for Alaskans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/pdf/CDCAKbrochure.pdf
• I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for American Indians(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - Large PDF file - http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/amIatrisktype2AI/amerindrisk.pdf
• Protect the Circle of Life: Immunize Our Nations - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/ai-an.htm

Nutrition

• Native American Food Pyramid(National Agricultural Library) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/NAmFGP.html

Specific Conditions

• American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Diabetes(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/americanindian/
• Common Questions about the Mental Health of American Indian and Alaska Natives(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/expertopinion06.cfm
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders among Native Americans(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - Links to PDF - http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/Prevline/pdfs/SMA06-4245.pdf
• Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/pima/
• Rural Tribal Health Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/tribal/tribalhealthfaq.php
• Voices of Strength: Live Strong After Cancer Treatment(Lance Armstrong Foundation) - Large PDF file - http://www.livestrong.org/atf/cf/%7BFB6FFD43-0E4C-4414-8B37-0D001EFBDC49%7D/brochure_aian.pdf

Related Issues

• Health Care Away from Home Reservation(Indian Health Service) - http://www.ihs.gov/GeneralWeb/HelpCenter/CustomerServices/CHSDA.asp

Financial Issues

• Getting Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs: Information for American Indians and Alaska Natives(Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10013.htm

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Indians, North American(National Institutes of Health) - http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/term=%22native+american%22+OR+%22american+indian%22

Research

• Alaskan Eskimos' High Rates of Artery Plaque Could Be from High Smoking Rates, Other Unhealthy Habits(American Heart Association) - http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=463
• Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rate Decline Doubling and Special Feature Examines Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ReportNation2007Release
• Health Disparities(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/HealthDisparities.pdf
• Native Health Research Database(Indian Health Service, University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center Library) - http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/

Journal Articles

• Article: Learning about Aboriginal contexts: the reading circle approach. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18630718&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: The importance of educational and social backgrounds of diverse students... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18630716&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: The Zuni Life Skills Development Program: a school/community-based suicide prevention... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18611133&tool=MedlinePlus
• Native-American Health -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=indians,north+american[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Directories

• Find an Indian Health Service Facility(Indian Health Service) - http://www.ihs.gov/GeneralWeb/WebApps/Locator/
• Urban Indian Health Program Directory(Indian Health Service) - http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/Urban/Directory.asp

Organizations

• Association of American Indian Physicians - http://www.aaip.org
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/
• Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov/
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/
• Office of Minority Health Resource Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - http://www.omhrc.gov/

Statistics

• American Indian & Alaska Native (AI/AN) Populations(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Populations/AIAN/AIAN.htm
• FASTATS: Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/indfacts.htm
• Heart Disease and Stroke Maps(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh2/
• HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/aian.htm
• Injuries among Native Americans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/nativeamericans.htm
• Native Americans/Alaska Natives and Lung Disease(American Lung Association) - http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=2058817&content_id={2ED27F15-F5A1-40A8-B80E-4FC0E86ABD86}¬oc=1
• Smoking and American Indians/Alaskan Natives(American Lung Association) - http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35999
• Suicide among American Indians/Alaska Natives(Education Development Center, Inc.) - Links to PDF - http://www.sprc.org/library/ai.an.facts.pdf

Children

• Eagle's Nest(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/eagle/
• How Mother Bear Taught the Children about Lead(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - Links to PDF - http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/bear/
• Indian Health Service: Kids Links(Indian Health Service) - http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/Kids/index.cfm
• Meet McGruff, Scruff, and All the Kids! Adventures of McGruff and Scruff in Indian Country(Indian Health Service) - http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/McGruff/adventures/mcgrufftoc.asp

Women

• Drinking and Your Pregnancy(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - American Indian version - http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/fas/fas.htm
• Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for American Indian and Alaska Native Families(National Women's Health Information Center) - Large PDF file - http://womenshealth.gov/pub/BF.AIAN.pdf
• Minority Women's Health: American Indians/Alaska Natives(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/minority/americanindian/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Population Groups - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Native-American Health is the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/

Native-American Health - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/nativeamericanhealth.html