Category: Native American Health
Despite challenges, community health centers win high satisfaction rates
Low-income Americans are more likely to be satisfied with the care they receive at community health centers, called federally qualified health centers, than at mainstream health care providers.
King County health officials say consumption of sugary drinks contributing to obesity among the young
Close to a third of high school students, or 26,000 youth, drink soda daily in King County, and 8,000 students drink two or more sodas per day, according to a new report.
Decline in smoking stalls in King County
About 10% of King County adults smoke, plus an additional 2% use smokeless tobacco products. About 1 in 4 12th graders report using tobacco products. Overall, smoking accounts for 1 in 5 deaths in the county.
What you should know about hepatitis
More than 4 million Americans have viral hepatitis and an estimated 85,000 become infected each year. Some forms go away on their own, but others, like Hepatitis B and C, can go on to become chronic infections that can lead serious liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death. But most people with chronic hepatitis do not know they are infected.
Medicaid cuts would hit blacks and Latinos hardest — study
In black and Latino communities, more than one in four people rely on Medicaid, compared with fewer than one in eight whites.
Young Americans began to put on the pounds in the 1990s, study
The weights of young people in the U.S. remained fairly steady over the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s — but then they began to put on pounds.
UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis
UW students team up with local community groups to raise hepatitis B awareness among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and new immigrant groups.
Interview: Indian Health Service Director Yvette Roubideaux
Indian Health Service is responsible for the health care of 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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