<i>Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children</i>

Sarche, Michelle; Spicer, Paul

doi:10.1196/annals.1425.017

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“…Indeed, the prevalence of obesity among American Indian 4-year-olds (31.2%) was the highest of all 5 major race/ethnic groups examined in a recent study; this rate was almost double the rate for non-Hispanic whites (15.9%) and Asians (12.8%) [4]. The multifactorial origins of these health disparities are present very early in life and include genetics, environment, and policy factors that influence dietary and activity behaviors and challenges in accessing health care [5][6][7][8][9].…”

Section: Sheila Fleischhacker Randi Byrd Amy Locklear Hertelmentioning

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Advancing Native Health in North Carolina Through Tribally Led Community Changes

Fleischhacker

Byrd

Hertel

2014

North Carolina Medical Journal

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Section: Sheila Fleischhacker Randi Byrd Amy Locklear Hertelmentioning

confidence: 96%

Advancing Native Health in North Carolina Through Tribally Led Community Changes

Fleischhacker

Byrd

Hertel

2014

North Carolina Medical Journal

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“…Indigenous Canadians are still among the poorest with no sign of significant improvement in income inequality with their nonindigenous counterparts (Wilson and MacDonald 2010). More than onequarter of the American Indian and Alaskan Native population is living in poverty, a rate that is more than double that of the general population (Sarche andSpicer 2008, Lewis andBurdSharps 2010).…”

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A Synthesis of Current Approaches to Traps Is Useful But Needs Rethinking for Indigenous Disadvantage and Poverty Research

Maru¹,

Fletcher²,

Chewings³

2012

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ABSTRACT. Indigenous disadvantage and poverty have persisted and are set to continue into the future. Although a large amount of work describes the extent and nature of indigenous disadvantage and poverty, there is little evidence-based systems understanding of the mechanisms that keep many indigenous people in their current dire state. In such a vacuum, policy makers are left to make assumptions about the causal mechanisms. The persistence of inequality and poverty suffered by indigenous people is broadly consistent with the existence of dynamical traps as described in both the resilience and development literature. We reviewed and synthesized these bodies of literature on traps and found that although they give a good lead to a systemic and parsimonious way of exploring traps, the mechanisms suggested need significant rethinking for the indigenous context. Specifically, we recommend extending the concept of traps to encompass the possibility that they are highly resilient but undesirable states, in contrast to current notions of traps as low resilience states. We also highlight the need for close scrutiny of the boundaries of indigenous systems because of the historically public nature of indigenous lives as well as the possible conjoint existence and causal linkage between poverty-and rigidity-traps in the indigenous context.

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“…6 More than 25% of the AI population overall is living in poverty; some tribal groups report having more than 44% of their population below the federal poverty level; families with children experience even higher rates of poverty. 7 The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides comprehensive health care services to Native communities. 8 However, none of the drowning incidents were linked to agriculture.…”

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Children's Safety on American Indian Farms: Information and Recommendations

Helitzer

Gilmore

Benally

2012

Journal of Agromedicine

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It is estimated that 1.2 million youth younger than age 20 live on farms; American Indian children constitute an important but understudied subset of this at-risk group. Despite documented risks of injuries and death among children who live and work on farms and a descending trend in the overall reported fatalities among youth who live and/or work on farms, very little is known about the agriculture-related injury and fatality experience of American Indian youth. Limited data indicate that drowning, motor vehicles, and poisonings are leading causes of unintentional mortality and morbidity for this group, although the attribution to agricultural exposure is not evident. The scant available data indicate a need to look more closely at agricultural work, bystander exposures, and other farm events that put American Indian youth at risk of illness, injury, or death compared to factors more fully reported for majority youth in the agriculture population, in order to guide intervention and prevention programs that are appropriate and acceptable to this vulnerable population.

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Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children

Cited by 304 publications

References 72 publications

Advancing Native Health in North Carolina Through Tribally Led Community Changes

Advancing Native Health in North Carolina Through Tribally Led Community Changes

A Synthesis of Current Approaches to Traps Is Useful But Needs Rethinking for Indigenous Disadvantage and Poverty Research

Children's Safety on American Indian Farms: Information and Recommendations

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