Native American and Alaska Native Health Disparities






Tackling Tobacco Use in Native American Communities
April 7, 2025



Tribes Fight for Health Data Access and Sovereignty
March 28, 2025






US fentanyl deaths are declining, but not on this Navajo reservation
January 25, 2025


Native American Patients Bear Brunt of Government’s Unpaid Medical Bills
December 24, 2024


Native American Women Face Higher Cervical Cancer Risk Due to Microbiome
December 19, 2024

Indigenous Families Sue Arizona Over Sober Living Fraud Crisis
December 17, 2024




American Indian and Alaska Native communities have highest smoking rates
November 19, 2024



Overdose Deaths Rising Among Black and Indigenous Americans
November 4, 2024


Native Americans Face Highest Mortality from Digestive Diseases
October 16, 2024

Indigenous Women Continue to Face Barriers in Breast Cancer Care
October 14, 2024


Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic
October 11, 2024



Lack of Data Hinders Native American Public Health Efforts
September 3, 2024

New Tool Reveals Higher Heart Failure Risk for Native Americans
August 21, 2024

American Indians Face Much Higher Heart Failure Risk
August 21, 2024


New Medicare Drug Deal to Benefit Native American Elders
August 18, 2024


Alaska Natives Face Higher Cancer Rates and Mortality
July 25, 2024

American Indians Face Highest Rates of Arthritis Pain
July 17, 2024














Native Americans Face Drastically Shorter Life Expectancy
April 15, 2024



Deaths of Despair Shift to Black and Indigenous Americans
April 11, 2024

Syphilis Surge Hits Native Americans Hardest, CDC Data Show
March 21, 2024



Native Americans Face Higher Heart Disease Rates
February 9, 2024

Native Americans Face Liver Transplant Disparities
February 8, 2024

