Resumen de Beyond Health Equity: Achieving Wellness Within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.

Valarie Blue Bird Jemigan, Michael Peercy, Dannielle Branam, Bobby Saunkeah, David Wharton, Marilyn Winkleby, John Lowe, Alicia L. Salvatore, Daniel Dickerson, Annie Belcourt, Elizabeth DAmico, Christi A. Patten, Myra Parker, Bonnie Duran, Raymond Harris, Dedra S. Buchwald

• The author discusses the need for the improvement of health disparities among Native Americans living in the U.S (or American Indians and Alaska Natives). Topics include the life expectancy of Native Americans, which is the lowest of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S., the efforts of tribal communities and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to implement the Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations initiative, and the mistrust for medical research of many tribal communities.