233435 American Indian & Alaska Native injury risk and mortality in context

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 8:52 AM - 9:12 AM

Michelle Sarche, PhD , Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
     
American Indian and Alaska Native populations experience some of the highest rates of injury and injury mortality in the United States. This presentation will discuss those rates within the historical and modern day contexts. Environmental and structural factors contributing to these high rates will be discussed, as well as possibilities for change.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the rates of injury and injury mortality within the historical and modern day context of American Indian & Alaska Native communities.

Keywords: Social Justice, Injury

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I conducted research on AIAN health disparities
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.

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