Week 5: Indigenous Populations - Honors 440 - Healthcare reDesign - LibGuides at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Indigenous Populations

In Week 5, you will learn about the topic of Indigenous populations. Below are helpful resources to become familiar with this group including fact sheets, articles, videos, interactive data and books available from UNLV Libraries.

Video

Indigenous Health in North America

Indigenous Knowledge to Close Gaps in Indigenous Health (Canada)

Native Americans know how place affects health (United States)

Southern Paiute Nation in Nevada

Land Acknowledgement

We live, work, and learn on NuWu/Nuwuvi- Southern Paiute Land. To learn more about the Paiute Nation, their history, and the history of this land, visit here and here. Learn about land acknowledgments and ways to be in solidarity with Native nations beyond land acknowledgments here.

Why is Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Important?

Paiute Nation

Indian Health Service

Articles

"Disparities in Health Status and Health Care Access and Use Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites in California"
Kim, Giyeon, Bryant, Ami N, Goins, R. Turner, Worley, Courtney B, & Chiriboga, David A. (2012). Disparities in Health Status and Health Care Access and Use Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites in California. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(5), 799–811. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264312444309
"Improving Native American elder access to and use of health care through effective health system navigation"
Willging, Cathleen E, Sommerfeld, David H, Jaramillo, Elise Trott, Lujan, Erik, Bly, Roxane Spruce, Debenport, Erin K, Verney, Steven P, & Lujan, Ron. (2018). "Improving Native American elder access to and use of health care through effective health system navigation" BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 464–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3182-y
"The Impact of State Behavioral Health Reform on Native American Individuals, Families, and Communities"
Willging, Cathleen E, Goodkind, Jessica, Lamphere, Louise, Saul, Gwendolyn, Fluder, Shannon, & Seanez, Paula. (2012). The Impact of State Behavioral Health Reform on Native American Individuals, Families, and Communities. Qualitative Health Research, 22(7), 880–896. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312440329
"The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities"
Jones, D. S. (2006). The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities. American Journal of Public Health (1971), 96(12), 2122–2134. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2004.054262
"The Costs of Treating American Indian Adults With Diabetes Within the Indian Health Service."
O'Connell, Joan M, Wilson, Charlton, Manson, Spero M, & Acton, Kelly J. (2012). The costs of treating American Indian adults with diabetes within the Indian Health Service. American Journal of Public Health (1971), 102(2), 301–308. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300332
[DISSERTATION] Heritage and Health: A Political-Economic Analysis of the Foodways of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and the Bishop Paiute Tribe
Eagan, A. H. (2013). Heritage and Health: A Political-Economic Analysis of the Foodways of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and the Bishop Paiute Tribe. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.