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Hslic Annual Report Fy1997-98, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center Jan 1998

Hslic Annual Report Fy1997-98, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

HSLIC Annual Reports

No abstract provided.


Natural Resource Policy, Unforgiving Geographies, And Persistent Poverty In Alaska Native Villages, Gigi Berardi Jan 1998

Natural Resource Policy, Unforgiving Geographies, And Persistent Poverty In Alaska Native Villages, Gigi Berardi

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Future Of Indian Health Information Systems, Indian Health Service, Office Of Public Health, L. Nolan, T. D'Angelo, J. Neconie Jan 1998

Exploring The Future Of Indian Health Information Systems, Indian Health Service, Office Of Public Health, L. Nolan, T. D'Angelo, J. Neconie

Native Health Database Full Text

The Data Policy Roundtable - The Future of Indian Health Information Systems was convened to explore options and develop strategies for future Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban (I/T/U) program information systems. The concerns and needs of both tribes who chose to contract/compact and those who did not were considered.The focus was on developing strategies to create a new Indian health information system, one that was not an Indian Health Service system but rather a system designed and supported by tribal and urban health care delivery organizations and the Indian Health Service.The participants represented a broad range of concerns and needs. They identified …


Billings Area Indian Health Service Elderly Wellness, Indian Health Service, Billings Area. Jan 1998

Billings Area Indian Health Service Elderly Wellness, Indian Health Service, Billings Area.

Native Health Database Full Text

Purpose The purpose of this report was to determine if providing of health care and health promotion services specially designed for the elderly would increase their use of health care services and ultimately impact on their health status. Specific objectives included: 1) obtain an accurate data base of the current health care problems in the elderly Indian population; 2) obtain an accurate description of health care utilization by the elderly Indian population; 3) determine if the provision of health care and health promotion services specially designed for the elderly would increase their use of health care services; and 4) determine …


Cervical Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women: Results Of A National Screening Program, 1991-1995., Hw Lawson, Nc. Lee, Sf. Thames, R. Henson, Ds. Miller Jan 1998

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women: Results Of A National Screening Program, 1991-1995., Hw Lawson, Nc. Lee, Sf. Thames, R. Henson, Ds. Miller

Native Health Database Full Text

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of cervical cytology screening in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and to compare the findings with results from other screening programs. METHODS: We analyzed data on 312,858 women aged 18 years and older who received one or more Papanicolaou smears, and follow-up if indicated, from October 1991 through June 1995 at screening sites across the United States providing comprehensive National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program services. RESULTS: Of the women screened, more than half were 40 years or older; slightly less than half (44%) were of racial and ethnic …


Model Programs In Tribal Health, The Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Lr. Berger Jan 1998

Model Programs In Tribal Health, The Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Lr. Berger

Native Health Database Full Text

This report contains summaries of ten of the 36 Tribal health projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The purpose of this report is to share some of the ideas and experiences of these innovative health programs with Tribes, agencies serving American Indian health, and individual with an interest in American Indian health.Each summary provides an overview of the project, as well as several resources for Tribes to obtain more information.The projects included in this publication address a variety of health issues: 1) financing medical services; 2) domestic violence; 3) motor vehicle injuries; 4) children with special needs; 5) …


Second National Roundtable On Native American Elders., Unknown Jan 1998

Second National Roundtable On Native American Elders., Unknown

Native Health Database Full Text

A conference report that identifies and addresses challenges for expanding collaboration and partnership between Indian health programs, tribes, academic centers, government agencies and the private sector.


Guatemalan Government Sends New Tax Bills To Congress, Ladb Staff Oct 1997

Guatemalan Government Sends New Tax Bills To Congress, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Governing Party Candidate Favored To Win Honduran Presidential Election, Ladb Staff Oct 1997

Governing Party Candidate Favored To Win Honduran Presidential Election, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 1997, Vol 23, P 518-639, Unm Faculty Senate Oct 1997

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 1997, Vol 23, P 518-639, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.


Saving Salmon With Fishwheels: A Bioeconomic Analysis, William K. Jaeger Oct 1997

Saving Salmon With Fishwheels: A Bioeconomic Analysis, William K. Jaeger

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.


Government Report Shows Persistence Of Child Malnutrition In Rural Areas, Ladb Staff Jul 1997

Government Report Shows Persistence Of Child Malnutrition In Rural Areas, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Annual Report Of The University, 1996-1997, Volumes 1-5, University Of New Mexico Jun 1997

Annual Report Of The University, 1996-1997, Volumes 1-5, University Of New Mexico

UNM Annual Reports

1. Significant Developments During the Academic Year 1995-96 During much of this time, the main galleries were closed due to the extensive renovations of the performing arts spaces and the shared lobby area in the Fine Arts Center. We slowly began to emerge during the months of April and May, but full operations could not resume until fall. Needless to say, this extended period of working around reconfigured storage (all prints and photographs were temporarily housed in the main gallery) and non-existent exhibition space was difficult for the staff; for our general public, and - especially - for faculty and …


Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 1997, Office Of The Vice President For Research Jun 1997

Contract And Grant Awards Fiscal Year 1997, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH/DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES I am pleased to release Contract and Grant Awards Fiscal Year 97, which lists contract and grant (C&G) awards received by the University of New Mexico (UNM) during the period from July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997, FY97. These awards represent new funds that were acquired during FY97 by the main campus, branch campuses and education centers and the Health Sciences Center (HSC). The HSC includes the School of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. The awards received for FY97 total $159.7M, of which $109.6M is attributed …


Cuba News Briefs: Health And Embargo, Nuclear Energy, French Accord, Ladb Staff May 1997

Cuba News Briefs: Health And Embargo, Nuclear Energy, French Accord, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 02/11/1997, P 533-654, Unm Faculty Senate Feb 1997

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 02/11/1997, P 533-654, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.


Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 01/28/1997, P 451-532, Unm Faculty Senate Jan 1997

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 01/28/1997, P 451-532, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.


Annual Report - 1997, New Mexico Maternity & Infant Care Project Jan 1997

Annual Report - 1997, New Mexico Maternity & Infant Care Project

Annual Reports

Annual progress report of Maternity and Infant Care Program.


Restoring The Humanitarian Character Of U.S. Refugee Law: Lessons From The International Community, Jennifer Moore Jan 1997

Restoring The Humanitarian Character Of U.S. Refugee Law: Lessons From The International Community, Jennifer Moore

Faculty Scholarship

This response essay will first characterize UNHCR's role in the international protection of refugees, as a means of assessing the relevance of UNHCR's perspective to U.S. judicial decision-making in the area of asylum. The paper will then respond to each of the three problematic issues which Professor Fitzpatrick identifies in contemporary U.S. asylum law, by presenting, in each case, a broad proposition of international law which will then be substantiated with reference to relevant principles, guidelines and insights from the international refugee protection community of which UNHCR is a part. Finally, the essay's conclusion will offer a possible rationale for …


1997-1999-Unm Catalog, Unm Office Of The Registrar Jan 1997

1997-1999-Unm Catalog, Unm Office Of The Registrar

Course Catalogs

Course catalog for 1997-1999


Cancer Among Elder Native Americans., L Burhansstipanov Jan 1997

Cancer Among Elder Native Americans., L Burhansstipanov

Native Health Database Full Text

The objectives of this case-based study are identified as; 1) compare cancer incidence, mortality and survival for specified cancer sites in the population compared with that in older non-Indians; 2) list risk factors for the more common types of cancer; 3) describe the role of traditional healing within the cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery processes; 4) identify barriers which affect the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery from cancer in older populations; and 5) define diagnosis, treatment, and management protocols. The data compiled includes age-adjusted rates by the direct method. These rates allow comparison of cancer morbidity or mortality data between Northeastern …


Profile Of The State Of Indian Children And Youth, Support Services International, Inc., Indian Health Service, G. Brenneman Jan 1997

Profile Of The State Of Indian Children And Youth, Support Services International, Inc., Indian Health Service, G. Brenneman

Native Health Database Full Text

Purpose This study was conducted in support of a proposed Federal initiative to promote the quality of life (QOL) of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. The goal of the study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy. Methods Data collection efforts were limited to the study's two month period of performance and included bibliographic research, and solicitation of information from Federal agencies and national Indian organizations. A number of bibliographic resources - MEDLINE, PsychINFO, etc, - were searched to identify information pertaining …


Book Reviews Jan 1997

Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Health Behavior Programs On Behavior Among Three United South And Eastern Tribes, Indian Health Service, Nashville Area Office, M. Wachacha, P. Schumacher, Js. Friedman, Hi. Goldberg, R. Amerson Jan 1997

The Impact Of Health Behavior Programs On Behavior Among Three United South And Eastern Tribes, Indian Health Service, Nashville Area Office, M. Wachacha, P. Schumacher, Js. Friedman, Hi. Goldberg, R. Amerson

Native Health Database Full Text

Purpose This joint Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Indian Health Service (IHS) describes the results of 1995-1996 Health Assessment Survey conducted among three tribes in the Indian Health Service's Nashville Area service area. The tribes are the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy, and St. Regis Mohawk. Methods The survey goals were to: 1) learn the extent to which members of these three tribes are practicing selected behaviors that pose risks to their health and well-being and 2) measure the prevalence of certain health conditions which are related to behavior. The survey was a population-based, face-to-face interviews of …


Cancer Mortality Among American Indians And Alaska Natives In The United States: Regional Differences In Indian Health, 1989-1993., Indian Health Service, Epidemiology Program Jan 1997

Cancer Mortality Among American Indians And Alaska Natives In The United States: Regional Differences In Indian Health, 1989-1993., Indian Health Service, Epidemiology Program

Native Health Database Full Text

This monograph delineates cancer mortality rates among American Indians among and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) within different regions served by the IHS.This monograph looked at only those Native American deaths between 1989-1993 in which the underlying cause of death was cancer. The IHS obtains the National Center for Health Statistics mortality data tapes for persons listed as Native American. To help control for fluctuation in rates that occur when there is a relatively small population and a small number of deaths, five years of data were examined. Data were examined for all cancer deaths combined as well as for specific types …


Child Abuse And Neglect In American Indian/Alaska Native Communities And The Role Of The Indian Health Service, Indian Health Service, Office Of Public Health Staff Office Of Planning, Evaluation And Research, National Indian Justice Center Jan 1997

Child Abuse And Neglect In American Indian/Alaska Native Communities And The Role Of The Indian Health Service, Indian Health Service, Office Of Public Health Staff Office Of Planning, Evaluation And Research, National Indian Justice Center

Native Health Database Full Text

This report is the first study to provide national information regarding the incidence of child abuse or neglect in Indian communities. It also provides comprehensive assessments of the effectiveness of Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal policies, procedures, and personnel in the recognition and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The report also designs an intervention program flexible enough to be used by American Indian and Alaska Native AI/AN communities across the country. The project described in the report was conducted in three phases. Each phase contained several distinct, but interrelated, components. Phase I included a review of IHS policy …


Utilization Of Ihs And Tribal Direct And Contract General Hospitals, Fiscal Year 1996 And U.S Non-Federal Short-Stay Hospitals, Calendar Year 1996., Sf Kaufman Jan 1997

Utilization Of Ihs And Tribal Direct And Contract General Hospitals, Fiscal Year 1996 And U.S Non-Federal Short-Stay Hospitals, Calendar Year 1996., Sf Kaufman

Native Health Database Full Text

This report discusses the utilization of hospital inpatient service by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the tribes in fiscal year (FY) 1996. Information is tabulated by the age, sex, and principal (first-listed) diagnosis of the patients. The data in this report were collected from IHS-operated hospitals, tribally-operated hospitals, community hospitals that are contracted by the IHS or the tribes. Detailed tables at the end of the report include: 1) the population and number of hospital discharges by sex and age; 2) the number of discharges by principal diagnosis, age and sex; 3) the number of all listed procedures by …


Otitis Media Report Fy 1975, Unknown Jan 1997

Otitis Media Report Fy 1975, Unknown

Native Health Database Full Text

In 1992, in an effort to redress the inconsistency that has been characteristic of federal policy applied to California, Congress established a statewide Indian council. The needs of California Indians in regards to health care are one part of the council's mandate. This is part in a series of reports by the council. This report discusses the history of health care in California, the health status of California Indians, the facilities and accessibility of health care, and the administration of programs by the government and by the tribes themselves.


Ensuring Public Safety And Justice In Rural America., Unknown Jan 1997

Ensuring Public Safety And Justice In Rural America., Unknown

Native Health Database Full Text

This publication, the second annual report documenting comprehensive evaluation efforts across all the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies and offices, evaluates the success of the Department's program in basic and applied science, public health, income support, child and adolescent development, the financing of health and social services, and regulation. Individual, family, and community health is measured against a standard of well being that includes the capacity and resources to enjoy a fulfilling and productive life. Program evaluations were conducted using various methods, the data collected was used to access needs, priorities, and opportunities in safeguarding the nation's …


Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 1996, Vol 21 & 22, Unm Faculty Senate Nov 1996

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 1996, Vol 21 & 22, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.