Health issues for Native women; Part 2; Symptoms, Solutions

From: The Ojibwe News | Date: January 14, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Pagano, Jean
Ojibwe News, The
01-14-2005
In Part 1 of Health Issues for Native Women, the most serious health issues
affecting Native women, specifically obesity and diabetes, were examined.
Also of particular interest are the serious health issues of alcoholism,
suicide, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Alcoholism is a disease affecting all American populations, yet the
mortality rate among Natives is much higher. Native peoples are five times
more likely to die of alcohol-related causes than their white counterparts.
In addition, liver-disease, such as cirrhosis and liver failure, are also
much ...

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