Changing Numbers, Changing Needs American Indian Demography and Public Health

The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for serving the American Indian population. How big is the population? What are its health care and insurance needs?
This volume presents an up-to-date summary of what is known about the demography of American Indian and Alaska Native population--their age and geographic distributions, household structure, employment, and disability and disease patterns. This information is critical for health care planners who must determine the eligible population for Indian health services and the costs of providing them. The volume will also be of interest to researchers and policymakers concerned about the future characteristics and needs of the American Indian population.

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• Authors: National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population
• Assisted by: Barney Cohen (Editor), Ronald R Rindfuss (Editor), Gary D Sandefur (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 11.10.1996
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9780309055482
• ISBN: 978-0-309-05548-2
• Pages: 328
• Subjects: MEDICAL / Public Health; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography; Ethnic Issues; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies