Food access interventions in American Indian and Alaska Native communities by Danya Carroll, Lynn Mad Plume, Nicole Redvers

“… American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) com­munities in the United States represent culturally rich food landscapes and traditions. …”
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Factors Associated with the Progression of Fibrosis on Liver Biopsy in Alaska Native and American Indian Persons with Chronic Hepatitis C by Stephen E Livingston, Heike Deubner, Dana L Bruden, Brian J McMahon, Chriss E Homan, Lisa J Townshend-Bulson, Michael G Bruce, Thomas W Hennessy, James L Williams, David R Gretch

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Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss among American Indian and Alaska Native Participants in a Diabetes Prevention Translational Project by Edward J. Dill, Spero M. Manson, Luohua Jiang, Katherine A. Pratte, Margaret J. Gutilla, Stephanie L. Knepper, Janette Beals, Yvette Roubideaux, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project

“…The association of psychosocial factors (psychological distress, coping skills, family support, trauma exposure, and spirituality) with initial weight and weight loss among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in a diabetes prevention translational project was investigated. …”
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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

Subjects: “…Alaska Native…”
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Mortality among Alaska Native Adults with Confirmed Hepatitis C Virus Infection Compared with the General Population in Alaska, 1995–2016 by Sara S. Bressler, Dana Bruden, Leisha D. Nolen, Michael G. Bruce, Lisa Towshend-Bulson, Philip Spradling, Brian J. McMahon

“…This study compared demographic characteristics and age-adjusted death rates from 1995 to 2016 among Alaska Native (AN) adults infected with HCV (AK-HepC) to rates among the AN and non-AN adult populations living in Alaska. …”
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HPV vaccination and Native Americans: protocol for a systematic review of factors associated with HPV vaccine uptake among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the USA by Sameer Vali Gopalani, Ami E Sedani, Amanda E Janitz, Shari C Clifton, Julie Stoner, Jennifer Peck, Ashley Comiford, Alicia L Salvatore, Janis Campbell

“…However, uptake of the HPV vaccine among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents has been low. AI/ANs also bear a disproportionate burden of cervical and other HPV-associated cancers. …”
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E-Cigarette Use and Use of Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Methods Among American Indian Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Ashley L. Comiford, DrPH, Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH, Justin D. Dvorak, PhD, Kai Ding, PhD, Noah Collins, Alexandra L. Blair, Mark P. Doescher, MD, MSPH

Subjects: “…American Indian/Alaska Native…”
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Weaving oral health provider perspectives to guide future dental therapy advocacy and implementation efforts by Amanda J. Llaneza, Amanda J. Llaneza, Kara A. Stone, Julie Seward

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Reporting and representation of participant race and ethnicity in phase III clinical trials for solid tumors by Tianyi Wang, Dinorah J Villanueva, Ambily Banerjee, Dina Gifkins

“…Participants were predominantly White (76.3%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander (14.1%), Black/African American (4.5%), and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.6%). Hispanic/Latino constituted 6.4% of participants. …”
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Pedestrian Fatalities and Their Demographic Disparities in the US by Juliana Panhorst, Alyssa Ryan

“…For example, males who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (OR = 1.98) as well as males who were 85 years and older (OR= 2.14) had the highest annualized death rates.…”
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The prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection and cagA virulence gene carriage in adults in the Navajo Nation by D. Pete, N. Salama, J. Lampe, M Wu, A. Phipps

“…Objective: American Indian and Alaska Native people in the United States experience high rates of stomach cancer. …”
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Canadian and Related Arctic Aboriginal Populations by Karen J Goodman, Kevan Jacobson, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…Six health literature databases were systematically searched to identify reports on H pylori prevalence in Canadian population groups, or any topic related to H pylori in Canadian Aboriginals, Alaska Natives or Aboriginals of other Arctic regions. …”
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Delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Assessment of Retention, Physical Activity, and Weight Loss Outcomes by Participant Characteristics and Delivery Modes by Boon Peng Ng, Elizabeth Ely, Michelle Papali’i, Michael J. Cannon

“…., average weight loss for in-person delivery: 5.1% for NH-White participants, 3.3% for both NH-Black/African American and NH-American Indian/Alaska Native participants, and other racial and ethnic minority groups ranged from 3.4% to 4.9%). …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…Ethnoracial analysis showed that non-Hispanic (NH) White individuals had the highest AAMRs (82.0), followed by NH American Indian or Alaska Native (74.5), NH Black (63.6), Hispanic (38.1), and NH Asian or Pacific Islander (25.1) individuals. …”
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Demographic Characteristics and County-level Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Salmonellosis Outbreaks Linked to Ground Beef—United States, 2012–2018 by Michelle A. Waltenburg, Zainab Salah, Michelle Canning, Kelly McCain, David Rickless, Michael Ablan, Tamara N. Crawford, Mabel Sheau Fong Low, Misha Robyn, Noelle Angelique M. Molinari, Katherine E. Marshall

“…Non-Hispanic (NH) White and NH American Indian/Alaska Native persons, and people living in nonmetropolitan areas, were overrepresented among people in salmonellosis outbreaks linked to ground beef. …”
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Mortality trends of traumatic brain injuries in the adult population of the United States: a CDC WONDER analysis from 1999 to 2020 by Muhammad Hamza Dawood, Yusra Fazli, Sejal Lund, Shurjeel Uddin Qazi, Rija Tahir, Areehah Zafar Masood, Aiman Azam Qureshi, Saleha Safdar, Heraa Zaheer, Muhammad TayyabMuzaffar Chaychi

“…American Indian or Alaska Native adults had the highest AAMR (31.9) followed by White (24.4). …”
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An Updated Demographic Profile of Orthopaedic Surgery Using a New ABOS Data Set by Lindsey S. Caldwell, MD, Natalie Glass, PhD, Gregory P. Guyton, MD, David W. Elstein, BA, Charles L. Nelson, MD, FAOA

“…Underrepresented minority (URM) was defined as a group that is less well represented in orthopaedic surgery than in US census data and includes female, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander categories. …”
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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

“…Sites were more likely to be found in counties with higher proportions of Asian (p < 0.001) and American Indian or Alaska Native residents (p < 0.001). Areas with greater concentrations of Black or African American residents had significantly lower concentrations of observational (p < 0.001) and government-sponsored COVID-19 studies (p = 0.003) in national analysis and significantly fewer concentrations of study sites in both Los Angeles (p < 0.001) and New York (p = 0.007). …”
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How Earth System Models Can Inform Key Dimensions of Marine Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic by Georgina A. Gibson, Hajo Eicken, Henry P. Huntington, Clara J. Deal, Olivia Lee, Katherine M. Smith, Nicole Jeffery, Josephine-Mary Sam

“…Subsistence harvesting activities provide nutritious and culturally vital foods for Alaska Native households and communities. Climate change is causing rapid and more unpredictable shifts in environmental conditions that impact three of the key aspects of food security, availability, stability, and accessibility. …”
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Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC by Eric Ababio Anyimadu, MS, Jacklyn M. Engelbart, MD, Jason Semprini, PhD, Amanda Kahl, MPH, Cameron Trentz, MS, John M. Buatti, MD, Thomas L. Casavant, PhD, Mary E. Charlton, PhD, Guadalupe Canahuate, PhD

“…Racial/ethnic groups analyzed included non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native. Results: Non-Hispanic Black patients had lower odds of receiving GCIT (OR = 0.80; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78–0.82) and surviving 2 years after diagnosis (OR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.78–0.82). …”
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