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Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care. THE PALMER/E+ via Getty Images

February 3, 2023

Native Americans have experienced a dramatic decline in life expectancy during the COVID‑19 pandemic – but the drop has been in the making for generations

Allison Kelliher, University of North Dakota

Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.

As the population of American Indian and Alaska Native adults ages, the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias – along with various chronic conditions – goes up. grandriver/E+ via Getty Images

March 31, 2022

Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization

Joan O'Connell, University of Colorado Anschutz and Luohua Jiang, University of California, Irvine

A clearer understanding of the true treatment costs of dementia for American Indian and Alaska Native adults could help health services better meet the needs of the populations they serve.

Leaders of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska voted to postpone the 85th Annual Tribal Assembly because of the pandemic. Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

March 25, 2020

Tribal leaders face great need and don’t have enough resources to respond to the coronavirus pandemic

Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University

American Indians and Alaska Natives are the most impoverished and marginalized group in the US. Tribes are working to protect their people from the coronavirus, but they have few resources to do so.

Tribally led wellness encampment in Wyoming. Gordon Belcourt

January 25, 2018

The hidden health inequalities that American Indians and Alaskan Natives face

Annie Belcourt, University of Montana

Compared to the average US citizen, American Indians and Alaskan Natives live shorter lives and are at greater risk for a number of health problems.

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