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Promoting health coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native children
Promoting health coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native children
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Alternate Title(s):
- Promoting health coverage of AI/AN children
- Series Title(s):
- Future of children's health care coverage
- Author(s):
- Roygardner, Lauren, author
Schneider, Andy, author
Steiger, Doug, author - Contributor(s):
- Georgetown University. Center for Children and Families issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, September 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Alaska Natives
Health Status Disparities
Indians, North American
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States. Indian Health Service
State Children's Health Insurance Program (U.S.) - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Health disparities in the American Indian and Alaska Native populations (AI/AN) have existed since the arrival of the European settlers, who brought with them new germs and disease. Today, AI/AN children are more likely than other children to live in poverty, to die as infants, and to be exposed to violence. Yet for these children, access to quality health care is too often elusive. The types of coverage that do exist are patchwork, difficult to navigate, and under-resourced. The relatively small size of the population spread across a number of states makes it hard to find reliable information on health access and outcomes, especially for children. Given the special responsibility that the federal government has toward Indian Tribes, it is imperative that the federal government take steps to determine how well existing programs are working, to make any necessary improvements, and to provide the funding required to ensure AI/AN children live healthy and productive lives.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (17 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101762006 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101762006