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MULTI-CULTURAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDES

Native Americans

Major Causes of Mortality
Causes	Mortality per 100,000
All causes	710.8
Major cardiovascular diseases	227.8
Heart disease	174.1
Diabetes-related (multiple cause)	135.3
All cancer	129.5
Coronary heart disease (CHD)	128.3

Data Sources: Listing of Mortality Data Available in Beyond 20/20^® IN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1997-1999)

■ GENERAL HEALTH RESOURCES
▪   American Indian Health Facts (Fast STAT)
▪   American Indians and Alaska Natives (Healthfinder®)
▪   Arctic Health
▪   Health Care to Native Indians: Online Version of an Exhibit Held at the National Library of Medicine
▪   Nashville Area Office - Indian Health Service
▪   National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
▪   National Resource Center on Native American Aging
▪   National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
▪   Native American Health Issues and IHS (Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition)
▪   Native American Health Center
▪   Native Elder Health Care Resource Center (Univ. of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center)
▪   Native American Health - MedlinePlus
▪   Native Health Research Database (Univ. of New Mexico)

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■ NATIVE-AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
▪   Alaska Native Health Board
▪   Committee on Native American Child Health - American Academy of Pediatrics
▪   Indian Health Service (IHS)
▪   National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
▪   National Indian Health Board
▪   Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

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■ UNIQUE HEALTH AND DISEASE PATTERNS

▪ HEART DISEASE

▪ Factsheets
- American Indians/Alaska Natives and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association)
- Facts About Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Fact Sheets about Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
∙ Among Men // Among Women

▪ CANCER

▪   Cancer Health Disparities (National Cancer Institute)
▪   Factsheets
- Cancer Facts & Figures for Native Americans 1998-2002 (American Cancer Society)
- Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity - United States, 1990-1998
▪   Minority Cancer Awareness (NCI)
▪   Native Americans Cancer Research
▪   Native American Healing (American Cancer Society)

▪ DIABETES

▪   Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
▪   Factsheets
- Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Agency for Healthcare Reserach and Quality)
▪   Native American Diabetes Project (Univ. of New Mexico, School of Medicine)
▪   Native Americans and Diabetes in American Diabetes Association

▪ ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE

▪ Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselling Association of Nova Scotia

▪ WOMEN'S HEALTH

▪  The Health of Minority Women -American Indian
▪  The Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
▪  What Do Native American Women Suffer From? (Conditions That Affect Women)

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Comments and suggestions to: Nancy Henry

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