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Description

This module is designed to provide information to increase the health care provider’s awareness of specific cultural, racial, ethnic, and tribal influences on health and health care of the older American Indian.

World view, life experiences, and the cultural context in which today’s American Indian elderly live are described as it relates to health care. Note, data depicted are relevant to the overall American Indian population but individual tribes may have higher or lower rates.

Information in the content section is based on evidence from research, and citations to the published studies are included.

Course Director & Editor-in-Chief
of the Ethnogeriatrics Curriculum & Training

VJ Periyakoil, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
periyakoil at stanford dot edu

Authors

Levanne Hendrix, GNP, MSN, PhD
Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following reviewers:

Melvina McCabe, MD

Special thanks to Krishnan Subrahmanian, MS for his contribution to the information on cancer rates for Colorectal, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancer.

Copyright/Referencing Information:

Users are free to download and distribute eCampus Geriatrics modules for educational purposes only.

When using this resource please cite us as follows:

Hendrix, L, PhD: Health and health care of American Indian Older Adults. In Periyakoil VS, eds. eCampus-Geriatrics, Stanford CA, 2010.

– See more at: https://geriatrics.stanford.edu/ethnomed/american_indian.html

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American Indian

  • Description
  • Learning Objectives
  • Introduction and Overview
    • Demographics
      • Overview
      • Geography
      • Living Arrangements
      • Tribal Groupings
      • Age Groups
    • Historical Influence
    • Self-Determination
    • Religion
    • Spirituality and Healing
    • Definition of Terms
  • Patterns of Health Risk
    • Data Quality
      • Mortality
        • Leading Causes of Death
      • Morbidity and Functional Status
        • Heart Disease and Diabetes
      • Mental Health

Culturally Appropriate Care

  • Fund of Knowledge
    • Cohort Analysis
      • Cohort Experiences
      • Case Studies for Discussion
    • Impact of Historical Events
    • Conflicting Expectations
  • Assessment
    • Respect and Rapport
    • Communication
    • Language Assesment
    • Assesment Domains
      • Client Background
      • Clinical Domains
      • Problem-Specific Information
      • Intervention-Specific Data
      • Outcome Criteria
  • Delivery of Care
    • Health Promotion Strategies
    • Treatment and Response
    • informed Consent
    • Surgery
    • Advance Directives
    • Medications
    • Chronic Pain Management
    • Dementia and Caregiving
    • End-of-life Care
    • Biomedical Vs Traditional

Access & Utilization

  • Needs Vs. Utilization
  • Managed Care

Learning Resources

  • Learning Activities
    • 1: Historical Events
      • B.C. to 1799
      • 1800 to 1849
      • 1850 to 1899
      • 1900 to 1949
      • 1953 to 1969: Policy of Termination and Relocation
      • 1970s
        • Short Answer/Essay Questions
      • 1980s to Present
    • 2: Cultural Values
    • 3: Case Study, Dementia
      • Discussion Questions
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      • Multiple Choice
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