Injuries

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Injuries are the leading cause of death for American Indians ages 1 to 44 and the third leading cause of death overall. American Indians 19 years and younger are at greater risk of preventable injury-related deaths than others in the same age group in the U.S. Compared with African Americans and whites, this group has the highest injury-related death rates for car crashes, pedestrian events, and suicide. Rates for these causes are two to three times greater than rates for whites of the same age. American Indian tribes and the Indian Health Service (IHS) are working to reduce the number of injuries that occur.

Publications

American Indian Health - This web site is an information portal for and about the health of native peoples of the United States.
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program - This internet site is designed to raise the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest possible level by decreasing the incidence of severe injuries and death to the lowest possible level and increasing the ability of tribes to address their injury problems.
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/InjuryPrevention/index.cfm
Injuries among Native Americans: Fact Sheet - This on-line fact sheet contains information about injuries among Native Americans. It includes the occurrence, groups at risk, and risk factors.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/nativeamericans.htm
Unintentional Injury Prevention - This web site, from the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention in CDC's Injury Center, links to fact sheets, publications, prevention information, and statistics about unintentional injury.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/duip.htm

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Current as of December 2007