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Health Promotion & Disease Prevention – Elevating the Health Status of American Indians and Alaska Natives
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PRIMARY PREVENTION FOCUS AREAS
:: ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE


BEST PRACTICES   ::   RESOURCES

American Indians and Alaska Natives face multiple challenges in accessing care, including lack of fiscal resources, transportation and remoteness of communities. The Indian Health Service is working to meet these challenges in ways such as telemedicine and mobile mammography.