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Contextualizing historical trauma: Exploring the connection between historical and present day policy and persistent health disparities
Epidemiology
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Learning Objectives:
Describe historical contexts and treaty-based actions impacting American Indians/Alaska Natives to illustrate traumatic impacts of removal from place
Describe the AI/AN population demographics using 2010 Census data, identifying data challenges and potential solutions
Explain the role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers
Discuss implications and strategies for the provision of health care to the AI/AN population
Keywords: American Indians, Access and Services
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC), one of twelve Indian Health Service Epidemiology Centers nationally, for seven years. GLITEC serves Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. I have been a PI for CDC programs and Great Lakes Native American Research Centers for Health research. Prior to GLITEC, I served as a leadership development and strategic planning consultant for Tribes in the Midwest and Plains states.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.