F Anyone’s I, here:
The Division of Health Interview Statistics announces the release of a
new report Health Characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska
Native Adult Population: United States, 2004-2008:Description/Highlights: This report compares national estimates for
selected health status indicators, health behaviors, health care
utilization, health conditions, immunizations, and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing status for American Indians and
Alaska Natives with those for white, black, Asian, and Hispanic adults
aged 18 years and over. Estimates are presented by sex, age,
education, poverty status, marital status, health insurance coverage for
persons under 65 years of age, and Indian Health Service geographic
regions for American Indians and Alaska Natives and other race and
ethnicity groups.
Nancy Reyes | 20-Mar-10 at 8:13 pm | Permalink
ah, the joys of government run medical care. The IHS is chronically underfunded you know…and most Indians with CDIB cards get free government care at government clinics.
Another reason for the high death rate is diabetes: lots of outreach trying to prevent complications here.
Finally the drug and alcohol abuse contributes to a high death rate from accidents, homicides and suicides.
to make things worse, specialists are often 200 miles away…