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Taught the Children
Or you may download the Mother Bear Books and Teacher's Guide in "pdf" formats by using your "save as" option for the following links: This book was developed by Healthy Environments for Children Initiative for the Penobscot Indian ...More…
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Protect Your Kidneys
News in Health — Do you know the main causes of kidney disease? If not, you're not alone. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading risk factors for chronic kidney disease, which affects nearly 20 million Americans. Yet many people with diabetes and high ...More…
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American Indian Health
National Library of Medicine — Pictures from NLM database training by EnHIP member Dine College in Shiprock, New Mexico. U.S. National Library of Medicine / 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894 HEALTH TOPICS Cancer Environmental Health More Health Topics PEOPLE AND ...More…
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The Pima Indians
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse — The Pima Indians: Pathfinders for Health The Pima Indians and Genetic Research Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Women with Diabetes Risk Passing the Disease to Their Babies A Pima Mother and Her Daughters: Controlling and Avoiding Diabetes Obesity ...More…
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American Indians and Alaska Natives and Diabetes
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse — A publication from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A campaign including public service announcements and other materials from the NDEP. A list of ...More…
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Alcohol and Minorities: An Update
Institute of Alcohol Abuse — Patterns of alcohol use and its consequences vary widely among minority groups. Although more research is needed, evidence suggests that prevention and treatment efforts may be more effective when based on an understanding of the ethnic context ...More…
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Getting Tested for HIV
National Institutes of Health — Dr. Victoria Cargill of the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) thinks although it's a good idea for everyone to know their HIV status, there are some people in particular who should consider getting tested: No ...More…
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HIV Infection in Minority Populations
National Institute of Allergy — HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect minorities. Racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States, primarily African Americans and Hispanics, constitute 58 percent of the more than 928,188 cases of AIDS reported to the ...More…