American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Volume ...

2.5 times that of any other US population group, with suicide being the second-leading cause of death for Native youth between the ages of 15 and 24.4.







American Indian/Alaska Native & Indigenous Health in Alameda ...
Native American youth of late adolescent and early adult age are normally not targeted directly by social service initiatives, which generally focus instead on ...
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health - Joseph P. Gone
We evaluated whether cardiovascular disease incidence, mortality, and prevalence changed over 25 years among American Indians aged 30 to 85. Methods and Results ...
Drawing Strength from Our Cultures
Survival trends in the. United States following exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest in the youth: 2000-2006. Heart Rhythm 2008;5:794-9. 5.
Native American Youth in Transition: The Path from Adolescence to ...
American Indian adolescents also experience other chronic stressors and strains commonly thought to contribute to cumulative vulnerability and disease. Their ...
An Eight Year Review of Exercise-related Cardiac Arrests
Abstract. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes, while uncommon, is a serious and often fatal event that can occur unexpectedly during physical activity.
American Indian Youth Suicide Prevention - ResearchGate
Background: Multiple major health disparities have been documented in Indian Country, including cardiovascular disease (Howard et al., 1999), diabetes (Acton et ...
Sudden cardiac death among athletes: Enhancing awareness and ...
Discrimination: Studies of American Indian youth found that discrimination was as important a predictor of suicidal ideation as poor self-esteem and depression.
Risk and Protective Factors: American Indian and Alaska Native ...
The theory of historical trauma was developed to explain the current problems facing many Native Americans. This theory purports that some Native Americans ...
Examining the Theory of Historical Trauma Among Native Americans
Abstract: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents face health disparities resulting from historical traumas. There is a paucity of.
Cultural Connection and Well-being for American Indian Adolescents
Of the ten leading causes of death among Indigenous adolescents, at least three are related to heavy alcohol use: accidents, suicide, and homi- cide (Indian ...
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The Second Annual Think Tank on Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: Developing a rational, reliable, and sustainable national health care resource.
Cardiac Risk Assessment in Youth: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Suicide was the eighth leading cause of death for American Indians/Alaska Natives of all ages and the second leading cause of death among youth ages 10?24.