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Cultural and health implications of fish advisories in a Native American community

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Authors: Elizabeth Hoover
Publication Year: 2013
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 14:16:03
Journal: Ecological Processes
Keywords: Health Disparities

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Fish advisories are issued in an effort to protect human health from exposure to contaminants, but Native American communities may suffer unintended health, social, and cultural consequences as a result of warnings against eating local fish. This paper focuses on the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, which lies downstream from a Superfund site, and explores how fish advisories have impacted fish consumption and health.

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Fish advisories are issued in an effort to protect human health from exposure to contaminants, but Native American communities may suffer unintended health, social, and cultural consequences as a result of warnings against eating local fish. This paper focuses on the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, which lies downstream from a Superfund site, and explores how fish advisories have impacted fish consumption and health.

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Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Three Organochlorine Pesticides in Fish from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

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Authors: Sara Hardell, Hanna Tilander, Gretchen Welfinger-Smith, Joanna Burger, PhD, David O. Carpenter
Publication Year: 2010
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 14:01:35
Journal: Plosone
Keywords: Health Care Access

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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, have been shown to have many adverse human health effects. These contaminants therefore may pose a risk to Alaska Natives that follow a traditional diet high in marine mammals and fish, in which POPs bioaccumulate, which is why this study examined the levels of PCBs and three pesticides [p, p9-DDE, mirex, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB)] in muscle tissue from nine fish species from several locations around the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, have been shown to have many adverse human health effects. These contaminants therefore may pose a risk to Alaska Natives that follow a traditional diet high in marine mammals and fish, in which POPs bioaccumulate, which is why this study examined the levels of PCBs and three pesticides [p, p9-DDE, mirex, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB)] in muscle tissue from nine fish species from several locations around the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

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Testimony Concerning Fiscal Year 2020 for the IHS, BIE, BIA, NPS and EPA Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Kevin R. Dupuis, Sr., Chairman Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

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Authors: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Publication Year: 2019
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 13:58:32
Journal: Appropriations Testimony
Keywords: Testimony, Policy, Health Disparities

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This document is the testimony made on behalf of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who testified on FY 2020 appropriations for Indian programs funded through the Interior Department, Indian Health Service, and Environmental Protection Agency. The testimony was submitted to urge Congress to increase, or, at the very least preserve, the federal funding levels for Indians programs that are provided through these federal agencies.

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This document is the testimony made on behalf of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who testified on FY 2020 appropriations for Indian programs funded through the Interior Department, Indian Health Service, and Environmental Protection Agency. The testimony was submitted to urge Congress to increase, or, at the very least preserve, the federal funding levels for Indians programs that are provided through these federal agencies.

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Issues in Evaluating Fish Consumption Rates for Native American Tribes

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Authors: Jamie Donatuto, Barbara L. Harper
Publication Year: 2008
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 13:53:40
Journal: American Indian Culture and Research Journal
Keywords: Health Care Access

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This article explores problems in conventional �sh consumption survey methods used in widely cited tribal �sh consumption reports. The problems arise because of the following: (1) widely cited reports do not clearly state what they intend to do with the data supporting these reports, (2) data collection methods are incongruent with community norms and protocols, (3) data analysis methods omit or obscure the highest consumer subset of the population, (4) lack of understanding or recognition of tribal health co-risk factors, and (5) restrictive policies that do not allow inclusion of tribal values within state or federal actions.

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This article explores problems in conventional �sh consumption survey methods used in widely cited tribal �sh consumption reports. The problems arise because of the following: (1) widely cited reports do not clearly state what they intend to do with the data supporting these reports, (2) data collection methods are incongruent with community norms and protocols, (3) data analysis methods omit or obscure the highest consumer subset of the population, (4) lack of understanding or recognition of tribal health co-risk factors, and (5) restrictive policies that do not allow inclusion of tribal values within state or federal actions.

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Community Health Profile: National Aggregate of Urban Indian Health Organization Service Areas

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Authors: Noa Kay, MPH, Elizabeth Knaster, Jessie Folkman, MPH, Julie Loughran, MPH, Shira Rutman, MPH, Aren Sparck, MUP, Sarah Simpson, BA, BIS
Publication Year: 2011
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 13:42:13
Journal: Urban Indian Health Institute
Keywords: Health Care Access

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This health profile, produced by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), provides an overview of the health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives (Al/AN) living in select urban counties. These counties are served by the network of Title V urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) across the country.

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This health profile, produced by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), provides an overview of the health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives (Al/AN) living in select urban counties. These counties are served by the network of Title V urban Indian health organizations (UIHO) across the country.

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Diabetes in Relation to Serum Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Chlorinated Pesticides in Adult Native Americans

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Authors: Neculai Codru, Maria J. Schymura, Serban Negoita, The Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment, Robert Rej, David O. Carpenter
Publication Year: 2007
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 13:32:57
Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives
Keywords: Health Care Access

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Recent research suggests that diabetes, a condition whose incidence is increasing, is associated with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, which is why researchers investigated the potential association between diabetes and serum levels of PCBs, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and mirex in a cross-sectional study of an adult Native-American (Mohawk) population.

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Recent research suggests that diabetes, a condition whose incidence is increasing, is associated with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, which is why researchers investigated the potential association between diabetes and serum levels of PCBs, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and mirex in a cross-sectional study of an adult Native-American (Mohawk) population.

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Conceptual Environmental Justice Model for Evaluating Chemical Pathways of Exposure in Low-Income, Minority, Native American, and Other Unique Exposure Populations

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Authors: Joanna Burger, PhD, Michael Gochfeld, MD
Publication Year: 2011
Last Updated: 2021-07-12 13:23:44
Journal: American Journal of Public Health
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Joanna Burger, PhD, and Michael Gochfeld, MD

This article proposes a framework for identifying important but unique pathways that risk assessors, public health personnel, and the public can use to adequately incorporate the exposures of minority, low-income, and tribal population groups in risk and health assessments, and to exam-ne how these exposures contribute to health disparities.

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This article proposes a framework for identifying important but unique pathways that risk assessors, public health personnel, and the public can use to adequately incorporate the exposures of minority, low-income, and tribal population groups in risk and health assessments, and to exam-ne how these exposures contribute to health disparities.

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2020 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics

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Authors: FBI
Publication Year: 2020
Last Updated: 2021-04-28 14:24:23
Journal: FBI
Keywords: Health Disparities

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The FBI has released Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics, on Indigenous Persons.

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The FBI has released Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics, on Indigenous Persons.

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Retrospective Study Demonstrating High Rates of Sustained Virologic Response After Treatment With Direct-Acting Antivirals Among American Indian/Alaskan Natives

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Authors: Jorge Mera, Kartik Joshi, Karla Thornton, Terry Box, John Scott, Miranda Sedillo, Paulina Deming, Crystal David, Whitney Essex, Richard Manch, Anita Kohli, Anita Kohli
Publication Year: 2019
Last Updated: 2021-04-28 14:13:27
Journal: Infectious Diseases Society of America
Keywords: Health Disparities

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The article explores the treatment for chronic hepatitis C. The virus (HCV) has rapidly evolved to simple, well-tolerated, all-oral regimens of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). There is few data on the epidemiology of HCV in American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), a population disproportionately affected by HCV. The article concluded that there are more steps must be taken to increase access to treatment for this underserved, vulnerable population.

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The article explores the treatment for chronic hepatitis C. The virus (HCV) has rapidly evolved to simple, well-tolerated, all-oral regimens of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). There is few data on the epidemiology of HCV in American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), a population disproportionately affected by HCV. The article concluded that there are more steps must be taken to increase access to treatment for this underserved, vulnerable population.

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Strengthening Vaccine Efforts in Indian Country

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Authors: Urban Health Institute
Publication Year: 2021
Last Updated: 2021-04-28 13:37:47
Journal: Urban Health Institute
Keywords: Minority Groups

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This article discusses the issues with the fact that American Indian and Alaska Native people continue to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. And with the emergence of several COVID-19 vaccines, there has been an urgent need for information on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding the vaccines. Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) conducted a survey with 1,435 American Indians and Alaska Natives across the United States, with participants representing 318 different tribes across 46 states. The survey asked 49 questions ranging from an individual’s willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to the people they trusted most when making informed decisions.

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This article discusses the issues with the fact that American Indian and Alaska Native people continue to be disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. And with the emergence of several COVID-19 vaccines, there has been an urgent need for information on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding the vaccines. Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) conducted a survey with 1,435 American Indians and Alaska Natives across the United States, with participants representing 318 different tribes across 46 states. The survey asked 49 questions ranging from an individual’s willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to the people they trusted most when making informed decisions.

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