American Journal of Public Health, vol. 86, October 1996, pp. 1362-1364
Description
Asserts that the Indian Health Service (IHS) should be the health system of choice for all American citizens, and recalls the many political events that has affected the BIA's budget and mandate.
Journal of School Health, vol. 66, no. 9, November 1996, pp. 322-327
Description
Discusses culturally sensitive approach to curricula development based on three critical processes: selection of integrative theory, use of ethnographic methodology and use of process and outcome evaluations.
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.
Cancer, vol. 78, no. 7, Supplement Article, October 1, 1996, pp. 1612-1616
Description
Review of published literature to: summarize relationship between diet and cancer, summarize what is known about historical and current diet, and consider correlation between nutrition and risk of cancer.
Toxicology and Industrial Health, vol. 12, no. 3/4, 1996, pp. 361-368
Description
Reports on a study conducted on residents of the Akwesasne Reservation to check the association between consumption of local fish, residential exposure, body burdens of PCBs and liver enzyme induction.
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 261-267
Description
Concludes that Native American adolescents have higher risk prevalence across indices of anitsocial behavior and substance abuse, with females presenting the highest.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 173-185
Description
Describes how the Navajo fabric of life was disturbed by uranium mining in the 1940s and 1950s and how the United States Government knew the health risks, but neglected to inform Navajo workers.
Science News, vol. 150, no. 14, October 5, 1996, pp. 216-217
Description
Contends that rock and cave art may offer insights about the trance-induced, supernatural journeys and spiritual sightings of shamans around the world.