Tuberculosis in US Indigenous Communities: A Need for Public Health Prioritization

Indigenous communities continue to be confronted by health care challenges rooted in a history of colonization and forced displacement. This history is often reflected in less stable living conditions, fewer employment opportunities, lower income levels, and reduced access to food, water, and sanita...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 149 - 151
Main Authors:	Cilloni, Lucia, Dowdy, David W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01.02.2024
Subjects:	African Americans American Indians Black people Clinical outcomes Collaboration Colonization Community Cultural competence Cultural factors Discrimination Disease control Disease prevention Employment Employment opportunities Empowerment Epidemics Ethnic differences Ethnic groups Ethnicity Food service Health care Health care access Health disparities Health services Health Services, Indigenous Health status Healthy food Hispanic Americans Homeless people Humans Indigenous peoples Living conditions Low income groups Marginality Minority & ethnic groups Minority groups Native peoples Pacific Islander people Population Groups Populations Poverty Public Health Racial differences Relocation Sanitation Sanitation services Task forces Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - prevention & control Canada United States > US Alaska
ISSN:	0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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