Addressing Disparities in the Health of American Indian and Alaska Native People: The Importance of Improved Public Health Data.

• Autores: Ursula E. Bauer, Marcus Plescia
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 104, Nº. 0, 2014, págs. 255-257
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The authors reflect on the burden of disease borne by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) peoples and the importance of improved public health data. They state an analysis of patient registration records from the U.S. Indian Health Services highlight that non-Hispanic AI/AN haven't experienced declines in mortality documented for the overall U.S. population. They mentions differences in the quality of medical care with AI/AN and the use of electronic health records to address disparities.