Indian health care.DIANE Publishing, 1986 - 377 pages |
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... averages derived from wide re- gional variations. ) In 1979, the median income for families of all races was $19,917, compared with median in- comes of $13,678 for American Indian, $13,829 for Eskimo, and $20,313 for Aleut families. In ...
... averages derived from wide re- gional variations. ) In 1979, the median income for families of all races was $19,917, compared with median in- comes of $13,678 for American Indian, $13,829 for Eskimo, and $20,313 for Aleut families. In ...
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... average U.S. short-stay community hospital, with two-thirds of IHS hospitals having 50 beds or less, compared with about 20 percent of all community hospi- tals in that size group. Thirteen of 45 IHS-operated hospitals have 50 to 99 ...
... average U.S. short-stay community hospital, with two-thirds of IHS hospitals having 50 beds or less, compared with about 20 percent of all community hospi- tals in that size group. Thirteen of 45 IHS-operated hospitals have 50 to 99 ...
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... average age - ad- justed overall mortality rate for Indians residing in IHS service areas was 778.3 per 100,000 , a rate 1.4 times that of U.S. all races . For females , the age - adjusted mortality rate was 578.7 , or 1.4 times All ...
... average age - ad- justed overall mortality rate for Indians residing in IHS service areas was 778.3 per 100,000 , a rate 1.4 times that of U.S. all races . For females , the age - adjusted mortality rate was 578.7 , or 1.4 times All ...
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... average age-adjusted mortality rate for Indians of 568.9, which was essentially the same as that for the U.S. all races population (191). The leading causes of Indian deaths in 1980-82 and their rates of occurrence compared to that of ...
... average age-adjusted mortality rate for Indians of 568.9, which was essentially the same as that for the U.S. all races population (191). The leading causes of Indian deaths in 1980-82 and their rates of occurrence compared to that of ...
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... average, Indians in urban areas have essen- tially the same pattern of causes of death that is found in IHS service areas. The leading causes of death for Indians in urban areas were: 1) diseases of the heart; 2) accidents, particularly ...
... average, Indians in urban areas have essen- tially the same pattern of causes of death that is found in IHS service areas. The leading causes of death for Indians in urban areas were: 1) diseases of the heart; 2) accidents, particularly ...
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11 IHS AREAS 638 contract Aberdeen AGE-ADJUSTED DEATH RATES AGE-ADJUSTED RATES AGE-SPECIFIC AND AGE-ADJUSTED Alaska Native Albuquerque Aleuts ALL-RACES allocation American Indians area Indians area office ATHEROSCLEROSIS average Bemidji Billings blood quantum budget California cause of death Census Cerebrovascular diseases clinical contract care program costs DEATHS ALL AGES Department of Health Diabetes mellitus dian eligible Eskimos estimated Federal females Fiscal Year 1984 funds Health and Human Health Resources high-cost HRT DS Human Services ices IHS areas IHS contract IHS direct IHS facilities IHS hospitals IHS service areas IHS’s Indian Health Service Indian population Indian tribes inpatient males Nashville Navajo non-Indians Oklahoma otitis media outpatient visits patient percent Phoenix Portland Portland area projects Public Health Service races rate reservation Resources and Services self-determination SEPTICEMIA Serv service population service unit Services Administration sexes sources staff Technology Assessment tion tribally operated Tucson U.S. all races U.S. Department
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Page 228 - The Congress declares its commitment to the maintenance of the Federal Government's unique and continuing relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-determination policy which will permit an orderly transition from Federal domination of programs for and services to Indians to effective and meaningful participation by the Indian people in the planning, conduct, and administration of those programs and services.
Page 367 - American Hospital Association. American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field.
Page 156 - Indian health and medical service program if he is regarded as an Indian by the community in which he lives as evidenced by such factors as tribal membership, enrollment, residence on taxexempt land, ownership of restricted property, active participation in tribal affairs, or other relevant factors in keeping with general Bureau of Indian Affairs practices in the jurisdiction.
Page 62 - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Page 45 - The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal...
Page 357 - Service, a bureau of the Public Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Page 156 - ... needed referrals cannot be made. Thus, while they may not be directly affected by ability to pay, Indians may face serious obstacles in obtaining health care services through IHS. Another obstacle to obtaining contract care is that eligibility for such services is more restricted than for direct care. Another factor in the IHS delivery system since the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-638), amended in 1988 (Public Law 100-472), has been the operation...
Page 50 - The power of an administrative agency to administer a congressionally created . . . program necessarily requires the formulation of policy and the making of rules to fill any gap left, implicitly or explicitly, by Congress.