Kupferberg Holocaust Center Exhibition: Native American Survivance: Health

CDC website for Tribal Health, you can learn more about tribes and Indian Organizations, view the geographic distribution of federally recognized tribes across the United States, and read about the contributions AI/AN people have made to public health.

Website for the Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal governments—both those that operate their own healthcare delivery systems through contracting and compacting, and those receiving healthcare directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS).

A website provided by the National Institutes of Health on medical conditions specific to American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

A breakdown of the disparities faced by American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Exhibit page for the National Library of Medicine's exhibit, "Native Voices: Native People's Concepts of Health and Illness"

The Sherman Indian Museum's page on the history, theories, and treatments in Native American medicine.

As a part of the Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA’s mission is to provide efficient and effective delivery of resources and services to ensure that American Indians and Alaska Natives have access to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services that reflect the best of modern science and traditional cultural practices.

In this exhibition from the National Library of Medicine, you will hear the voices of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians as they tell their stories and express their ideas about health and illness. Their beliefs and practices vary—Native peoples are far from a single, homogeneous group—but they also share certain values and historical experiences.