Urban Indian Health Commission (Invisible Tribes: Urban Indians and Their Health in a Changing World)

Authors: Urban Indian Health Commission
Publication Year: 2009
Last Updated: 2010-10-04 16:20:07
Journal: Urban Indian Health Commission
Keywords: Urban Indian Health Commission, UIHC, Native Americans, Urban Indians, American Indians, Population, Access to Health Care, Depression, Diabetes, Data Collections

Short Abstract:

During the last 30 years, more than 1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives have moved to metropolitan areas. These original inhabitants of the United States have left reservations and other areas, some by choice and some by force. This change in lifestyle has left many in dire circumstances and poor health. To many in the United States, this population is invisible, leaving an important problem unnoticed: the health of nearly 67 percent of the nations 4.1 million self-identified American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Abstract:

During the last 30 years, more than 1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives have moved to metropolitan areas. These original inhabitants of the United States have left reservations and other areas, some by choice and some by force. This change in lifestyle has left many in dire circumstances and poor health. To many in the United States, this population is invisible, leaving an important problem unnoticed: the health of nearly 67 percent of the nations 4.1 million self-identified American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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