A Political History of the Indian Health Service
| Autor: | John G. Todd, David C. Grossman, Abraham B. Bergman, Ralph Forquera, Angela M. Erdrich |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Economic growth
Health Status Population Health Promotion Population health Politics Health care Agency (sociology) Humans Sociology education Health policy education.field_of_study Poverty business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Original Articles History 20th Century United States United States Indian Health Service Political history Indians North American business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | The Milbank Quarterly. 77:571-604 |
| ISSN: | 1468-0009 0887-378X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-0009.00152 |
| Popis: | One of the few bright spots to emerge from the history of relations between American Indians and the federal government is the remarkable record of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS has raised the health status of Indians to approximate that of most other Americans, a striking achievement in the light of the poverty and stark living conditions experienced by this population. The gains occurred in spite of chronically low funding and can be attributed to the combination of vision, stubbornness, and political savvy of the agency's physician directors and the support of a handful of tribal leaders and powerful allies in the Congress and the White House. Despite the agency's imperfections and the sizeable health problems that still exist among American Indians and Alaskan Natives, the IHS is an example of one federal program that has worked. |
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