HbA.sub.1c Levels Among American Indian/Alaska Native Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan S. Gilliland
Janette S. Carter
Betty Skipper
Kelly J. Acton
Diabetes Care, vol. 25, no. 12, December 2002, pp. 2178-2183
Description
Highest (HbA.sub.1c) levels were found in the youngest age group; the authors believe it will increase future morbidity and mortality rates.
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HCFA Ups Indian Health Service Payments

Alternate Title
Health Care Financing Administration Ups Indian Health Service Payments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
H & HN: Hospitals & Health Networks, vol. 70, no. 13, May 7, 1996, p. 48
Description
Brief announcement of increase in funding to the Indian Health Service due to a change designed to bring reimbursements closer to the level of other health care providers.
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He Dances

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vicki Marie Alberts
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015, pp. 40-41
Description
Poem by student at Fort Berthold Community College.
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"He Was Going Along": Motion in the Novels of James Welch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Purdy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 133-145
Description
Reviews three of James Welch's novels discussing the intersect of culture, motion used as a central unifying theme that helps shap the identity, understanding, and interaction of characters with places and actions.
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He Who Dreams: Reflections on an Indigenous Life in Film

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Greyeyes
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 29, no. 1, 2008, pp. 110-128
Description
Presents a performative text delivered by Michael Greyeyes as a keynote address given at Indigenous Film and Media in an International Context conference hosted by Wilfred Laurier University and York University, May, 2007.
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Healers Need Healing Too: Results from the Good Road of Life Training

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Clayton Small
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 2, 2020, pp. [60]-75
Description
Examines the impact of the training, which uses culturally relevant mental health support for healing historical and inter-generational trauma, on mental health professionals working with American Indian communities.
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Healing as Justice: The American Experience

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rupert Yazzie
Justice as Healing, Spring, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Navajo common law seeks justice by offering healing. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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The Healing Circle: An Alternative Path to Alcoholism Recovery

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald D. Vick
Linda M. Smith
Carol Iron Rope Herrera
Counseling and Values, vol. 42, no. 2, January 1998 , pp. 133-141
Description
Discusses the three elements central to recovery from alcoholism: the Sweat Lodge, the Red Road and the Recovery Medicine Wheel.
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Healing Earthquakes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Callaloo, vol. 17, no. 1, Native America Literatures , Winter, 1994, pp. 52-61
Description
Poem titled Healing Earthquakes by Jimmy Santiago Baca.
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Healing Fractured Families: Parents' and Elders' Perspectives on the Impact of Colonization and Youth Suicide Prevention in a Pacific Northwest American Indian Tribe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. June Strickland
Elaine Walsh
Michelle Cooper
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 17, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 5-12
Description
Data from 40 parents and 9 elders promoted holding onto cultural values, holding the family together, getting through school and getting a job.
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A Healing Journey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise Lajimodiere
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 5-19
Description
An essay on the history of Native American boarding schools along with a former students' personal experiences.
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Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Results of a Culturally Grounded Intervention To Prevent Substance Abuse and Promote Tribal Identity for Native Youth in Two Pacific Northwest Tribe[s]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis M. Donovan
Lisa Rey Thomas
Robin Little Wing Sigo
Laura Price
Heather Lonczak ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 2015, pp. 42-76
Description
Study finds compelling evidence for sustaining a program that delivers positive reinforcement to Native American youth resulting in reduced rates of substance abuse.
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The Healing Relationship in Indigenous Patients' Pain Care: Influences of Racial Concordance and Patient Ethnic Salience on Healthcare Providers' Pain Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Wassim Tarraf
Hector M. González
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 33-50
Description
Reports on bias in healthcare provider's assessment interfering with effective pain care for Indigenous patients and the need for improvement in cultural awareness.
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Healing the Community to Heal the Individual: Literature Review of Aboriginal Community-Based Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashifa Jiwa
Len Kelly
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 54, July 2008, pp. 1000.e1-1000.e7
Description
Articles reviewed dealt with United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and focused on viewing addictions from a socio-cultural standpoint and enhancing community empowerment.
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Healing the Hurts (Uncut)

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phil Lucas
Description
Looks at a culturally-based, healing process, for understanding and recovering from a traumatic experience. Duration: 59:40.
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Healing via the Sunwise Cycle in Silko's "Ceremony"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edith Swan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Autumn, 1988, pp. 313-328
Description
Looks at the use of traditional Navajo spiritual practices for healing the main protagonist Tayo in Leslie Silko's Ceremony.
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Healing, Violence, and Native American Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renya Ramirez
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 103-116
Description
Discusses exhibit on the American Indian holocaust.
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Health and Aging Among American Indians: Issues and Challenges for the Biobehavioral Sciences

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Monograph No.1, pp.160-210
Behavioral Health Issues Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Explorations on the Frontiers of the Behavioral Sciences
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 1, 1988
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Spero M. Manson
Donald G. Callaway
Description
Looks at the changing demographics of the Native American population, the scope of future social service needs, and long-term care services for the elderly.
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Health and Education Go Hand in Hand

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Discusses three ways tribal colleges and universities are involved with health education including curriculum to create more health care providers, community education and research.
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Health and Health Care of Alaska Native Older Adults

Alternate Title
Ethno Med
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathleen Graves
Rosellen Rosich
Melen McBride
George Charles
James LaBelle
Description
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication and assessment, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies.
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Health and Health Care of American Indian Older Adults

Alternate Title
Ethno Med
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Levanne Hendrix
Description
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication, assessment, and delivery of care, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies, and learning activities.
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Health and Support Service Utilization Patterns of American Indians and Alaska Natives Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Alternate Title
Health and Support Service Utilization Patterns of American Indians and Alaska Natives Diagnosed with HIV / AIDS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill J. Ashman
David Pérez-Jiménez
Katherine Marconi
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 238-249
Description
Examines the types of health and support services provided by Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act and compares this with the characteristics and service utilization patterns other ethnic groups receive.
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The Health and Well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Parental Report From the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007

Alternate Title
The National Survey of Children's Health 2007: American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Description
Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.
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Health Behaviors and Risk Factors among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2000-2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathaniel Cobb
David Espey
Jessica King
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, 2014, pp. S481-S489
Description
Looks at risk behaviors such as tobacco use, diet and physical inactivity by surveying communities and using the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System conducted by state health departments and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Health Beliefs and Regimen Adherence of the American Indian Diabetic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Miller
Richard Wikoff
Octa Keen
Jenae Norton
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 1, June 1987, pp. 27-39
Description
Study shows the need for individualized plans that focuses on specific life situations for Native American diabetics.
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Health Care and Health Care Seeking Strategies [Chapter] III

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No.2 pp. 41-55]
The People Who Give More: Health and Mental Health Among the Contemporary Puyallup Indian Tribal Community
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 2, 1989
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George M. Guilmet
David L. Whited
Description
Discusses health care among the Puyallup Native Americans using a system researched in Taiwan.
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