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Native Americans

This section explores issues of concern to providers working with the diverse populations that embody the term American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN). It is designed to broaden provider understanding of culture and health within Native American populations. We hope that the material contained here will stimulate further thought and action to reduce the disparities in health care that affect AI/AN peoples.

The information in this section was adapted from Health Promotion and Substance Abuse Prevention among American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Issues in Cultural Competence.
This section includes:

• Getting to Know Native American Culture
• Strengths and Protective Factors in Native American Families and Communities
• Challenges to Health and Well-Being of Native American Communities
• Principles for Culturally Competent Health Services for Native American Families and Communities
• References
• Links

More information about Native Americans can be found in other parts of the Provider's Guide.

• Electronic Information Sheets on Health Disparities
• Understanding Immigrant, Refugee & Minority Populations
• Common Health Problems in Selected Minority, Ethnic, & Cultural Groups
• Common Beliefs and Cultural Practices
• Book Excerpt - Worldview, Identity, and Prevention in American Indian Communities