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Ruth J. Katz, JD, MPH

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Ruth J. Katz, JD, MPH, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, 2300 I St, NW, Ross Hall, Suite 106, Washington, DC 20037-2336 (e-mail: ruthkatz@gwu.edu).

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	INTRODUCTION

 
Although the public health community is generally aware that American Indians and Alaska Natives have a higher burden of illness, injury, and premature mortality than non-Hispanic Whites,¹ the health care needs of this population are often excluded from policy discussions. This exclusion reflects, at least in part, an absence of data, a misperception that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is an adequate source of care for most American Indians/Alaska Natives, and a failure to recognize pervasive disparities. In this issue of the Journal, Zuckerman and colleagues plant the seeds of a long overdue national dialogue on the health care challenges . . . [Full Text]

	UNMET NEEDS

 

	OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY

 

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