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American Indians And Crime, Bureau Of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department Of Justice, L.A. Greenfeld, S. Smith Jan 1999

American Indians And Crime, Bureau Of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department Of Justice, L.A. Greenfeld, S. Smith

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This report represents a compilation and new analysis of data on the effects and consequences of violent crime among American Indians. The report uses data from a wide variety of sources, including statistical series maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the FBI, and the Bureau of the Census. Data are reported from American Indian crime victims on how they were affected by the victimization and about who victimized them. The report also includes the first BJS estimates of the total number of American Indians under the custody or supervision of the justice system.

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Editorial: Mental Health Needs Assessments Performed By Four Urban American Indian Organizations, D.K. Novins Jan 1999

Editorial: Mental Health Needs Assessments Performed By Four Urban American Indian Organizations, D.K. Novins

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In 1991, the Indian Health Service funded a nationwide initiative with the goal of determining the need for culturally appropriate mental health services among American Indian people residing in urban areas. In the author's opinion, the assessment method used in this initiative is a valuable, fresh approach that is a significant change from flawed attempts to make these assessments in the past.

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Alaska Native Cancer Survival Report, A.P. Lanier, P. Holck, J. Kelly, B. Smith, T. Mcevoy Jan 1999

Alaska Native Cancer Survival Report, A.P. Lanier, P. Holck, J. Kelly, B. Smith, T. Mcevoy

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This report presents Alaska Native cancer survival rates and stage of disease at diagnosis. Data on survival and stage at diagnosis are given for all cancers combined, and for select primary cancer sites (the organ in which the cancer first began). Survival rates are given for only those cancers for which there were enough patients to calculate reliable estimates. The focus is on five-year relative survival rates because these rates are most commonly used in the cancer literature and most appropriate for comparisons between populations.

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Native Outreach: A Report To American Indian, Alaska Native And Native Hawaiian Communities, C.S. Glover, F.S. Hodge Jan 1999

Native Outreach: A Report To American Indian, Alaska Native And Native Hawaiian Communities, C.S. Glover, F.S. Hodge

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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is presenting a monograph written specifically for community leaders, health professionals and lay health workers serving Native American communities. Native Americans have higher mortality rates than the general U.S. population for several major cancer sites. This publication focuses on the need to reduce those rates through effective interventions at the grassroots level.

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Indian Health Service Managed Health Care Strategies Workshop, Indian Health Service Jan 1990

Indian Health Service Managed Health Care Strategies Workshop, Indian Health Service

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During the week of November 5-8, 1990, the Indian Health Service sponsored the Managed Health Care Strategies Workshop for tribal health programs and interested lHS staff. As part of the continuing effort to seek methods to improve health care delivery, this training workshop provided practical management tools to achieve cost savings while ensuring that health care procured from the private sector is appropriate in terms of cost and quality.

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Indian Alcoholism Program Evaluation Fiscal Year 1984, G.M. Charleston, J. G. Myers, K. Charleston Jan 1985

Indian Alcoholism Program Evaluation Fiscal Year 1984, G.M. Charleston, J. G. Myers, K. Charleston

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In fiscal year 1984, the Indian Health Service contracted with various Indian tribes to administer 189 Indian alcoholism programs that provide treatment and prevention services desi gned for the treatment and control of alcoholism among Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Aleuts, Eskimos, and Native Hawaiians living in the United States. The services provided by the various Indian tribes and organizations vary from tribe to tribe for many diverse reasons. The Indian alcoholism programs offer an array of treatment and prevention services through one or more of the following components: detoxification, primary residential treatment, halfway house, outpatient care, school -based prevention. community-based …

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Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Tribal Involvement Evaluation Project., Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Jan 1979

Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Tribal Involvement Evaluation Project., Indian Health Service Phoenix Area

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Report from the Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Tribal Involvement Evaluation Project.

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