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Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

Obesity and American Indian/
Alaska Natives Report

Below is a link to a Printer Friendly Version of a report released in April 2007 by the Department of Health and Human Services  (DHHS) on "Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives."

  http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/AI%2DAN%2Dobesity/report.pdf

The report addresses the prevalence of obesity among American Indians/Alaska Natives, its contributing factors, the consequences of obesity, and published research studies on obesity intervention. For more information about how to obtain a printed copy of the report from DHHS; click on the link below:

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/AI-AN-obesity

 

 

Last Modified: 04/03/2008

 

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