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Health disparities faced by native american populations. - Coggle Diagram
Health disparities faced by native american populations.
American indian populations suffer from the worst health disparities in the nation
AI populations are a notoriously neglected and oppressed peoples in the united states
Being subject to genocide and being forcibly moved to inhospitable reservations has led to many Disproportionate death rates from largely preventable causes (infant mortality, suicide, diabetes, and alcoholism)
the highest rates of death among
tribes in the Northern Plains region (White et al., 2014)
While their death rate declined in the late 90s, the health of the rest of the nation continued to improve while the conditions faced by American Indians did not allow their health to improve at the same rate.
the median age at death for AIs is 58years as compared to 81years for the White population
There is a connection between historic injustice and health disparities in the 21st century
Because most native americans inhabit federal reservations a lot of their health is directly controlled by federal programs.
Food Distribution Program on Indian was a program that provided food for children in reservations and exposed them to poor quality, high calorie foods with inadequate nutritional value.
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Historical context
Native AMerican population in continental us reduced from 10 million to 200,000 after europenas colonize as a result of genocide and infectious disease.
The health of AI populations was compromised as soon as europeans entered the country were natives faced small pox and tuberculosis outbreaks that were sometimes orchestrated by colonists in a form of early biological warfare.
As of 2010 native populations reach 5 million
American Indian youth who identify as transgender or Two-Spirit face higher rates of mental health issues and suicide
The US healthcare system dosent allow transgender and 2S youth access to necessary treatments
2S is an aspect of native culture that dosent adhere to western gender ideology. That there are two genders and each person can only identify with one or the other.
The us healthcare system is based on western gender ideology which creates barriers to care for 2S people in the US as they are not recognized.
Common provider-side barriers include lack of medical knowledge related to Trans and 2S health, unfriendly health system organization and improper use of pronouns
for young patients critical barriers include lack of access to gender-affirming care, lack of income or health insurance, lack of cultural competence and discrimination