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The maternal and child health programs of the Public Health Service have always been directed to minority populations; however, the recent surges of i...
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was established in December 1985 in response to recommendations developed by the Secretary's Task Force on Black a...
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Despite the high rates of smoking-related cancers among black Americans, little is known about the type of smoking prevention program that might be ef...
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Suicide rates among American Indians, especially adolescents, are higher than those for the general population. This paper summarizes the relevant lit...
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Native Americans experienced higher reported gonorrhea and syphilis morbidity than did non-Native Americans from 1984 through 1988 in 13 States with l...
The authors used data from birth records to assess changes in health risks and health status of American Indians (AI) living in Umatilla County, OR, f...
Baby bottle tooth decay (BBTD) is a preventable dental disease that affects more than 50% of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children. A communi...
Baby bottle tooth decay is a unique pattern of dental caries (tooth decay) affecting the dentition of young children. It is associated with the practi...
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