%0 Journal Article
%T Indigenous Peoples Heath in the United States of America: Review of Lifestyle Issues and the Implementation of Community-Based Participatory Research | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Akiko Kamimura
%A Mir
%A Samin Panahi
%A Shannon Weaver
%A a Jones
%J NLM ID:
%D 2018
%R 10.21767/2049-5471.1000157
%X The American Indian/ Alaskan Native (AI/AN) population is considered as an ˇ°invisible minorityˇ± as their health concerns are not addressed equitably compared to other racial/ ethnic minority populations. AI/AN individuals face high rates of nutritional challenges and chronic health conditions including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this paper is to review concerns about AI/AN health disparities and to propose strategies to reduce disparities. This is achieved by reviewing the evidence for health disparities experienced by AI/AN populations. The U.S. government has been working to improve health disparities for AI/AN individuals, through a number of federally run programs. We propose that one important strategy to reduce health disparities is use a community-based participatory research approach (CBPR). Because of the local input, CBPR is a powerful tool for addressing health disparities experienced by AI/AN populations. We further propose that CPBR should be focused on tribal consultation in policymaking, an increase in AI/AN stakeholders, and health disparities in lifestyle issues for AI/ AN people living in urban areas, in addition to reservations.
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