Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #120686

George P. Charles, PhD, National Center for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, 907-786-6522, apgpc@uaa.alaska.edu

This session will consider the intersection of Alaska Native tribal law and traditional values with the delivery of health care in modern context. The roots and nature of tribal law will be discussed as well as an overview of traditional Alaska Native ways of caring for Elders. The Snyder law and its impact on the delivery of health care to Alaska Natives will be discussed and the interpretation of federal law which led to the formation of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Learning Objectives:

Participants in this session will be able to
• Discuss traditional Alaska Native values and tribal law as they relate to the health care of Elders
• Describe federal law related to health care delivery and its impact on the care of Alaska Native Elders

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.