TY - JOUR
T1 - American Indian/Alaska Native Child Health and Poverty
AU - Empey, Allison
AU - Garcia, Andrea
AU - Bell, Shaquita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - One in three American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children live in poverty. This rate is higher in some reservation communities. The alarming rates of physical, mental, and social health inequities (eg, poverty) experienced by AI/AN children are symptoms of genocide, a legacy of inhumane Federal Indian policy, and ongoing structural violence. The chronically underfunded Indian Health Service (IHS) is just one example where AI/AN children are not universally guaranteed equitable health care or opportunity to thrive. Poverty is highly predictive of educational achievement, employment opportunities, violence, and ultimately health outcomes. COVID-19 has not only exacerbated physical and mental health inequities experienced by AI/AN communities, but has also intensified the economic consequences of inequity. Thus, it is vital to advocate for programs and policies that are evidence based, incorporate cultural ways of knowing, and dismantle structurally racist policies.
AB - One in three American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children live in poverty. This rate is higher in some reservation communities. The alarming rates of physical, mental, and social health inequities (eg, poverty) experienced by AI/AN children are symptoms of genocide, a legacy of inhumane Federal Indian policy, and ongoing structural violence. The chronically underfunded Indian Health Service (IHS) is just one example where AI/AN children are not universally guaranteed equitable health care or opportunity to thrive. Poverty is highly predictive of educational achievement, employment opportunities, violence, and ultimately health outcomes. COVID-19 has not only exacerbated physical and mental health inequities experienced by AI/AN communities, but has also intensified the economic consequences of inequity. Thus, it is vital to advocate for programs and policies that are evidence based, incorporate cultural ways of knowing, and dismantle structurally racist policies.
KW - American Indian/Alaska Native
KW - child health
KW - poverty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.acap.2021.07.026
DO - 10.1016/j.acap.2021.07.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 34740420
AN - SCOPUS:85117764153
SN - 1876-2859
VL - 21
SP - S134-S139
JO - Academic Pediatrics
JF - Academic Pediatrics
IS - 8
ER -