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Plagues, Politics, and Policy : A Chronicle of the Indian Health Service, 1955-2008 / David H. DeJong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeJong, David H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Indian Health Service.
- United States. Indian Health Service--History.
- United States.
- Alaska Natives--Health and hygiene--History.
- Alaska Natives.
- Indians of North America--Medical care--History.
- Indians of North America.
- Public health.
- Indians of North America--Medical care.
- Indians of North America--Health and hygiene.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Alaska Natives--Medical care--History.
- Indians of North America--Health and hygiene--History.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--1934-.
- Alaska Natives--Government relations.
- Medicine--History--20th century.
- Medicine.
- Public Health Administration--history.
- Public health--United States--History.
- History, 21st Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- Inuit--history.
- United States Government Agencies--history.
- Indians, North American--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States. Indian Health Service.
- Public Health Administration--history.
- History, 21st Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- Inuit--history.
- United States Government Agencies--history.
- Indians, North American--history.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- Plagues, Politics, and Policy is an overview of the major health challenges confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives over the past fifty years and is a case study of the federal government's attempt to provide medical services to a categorical group of people in the United States. While it is not a detailed Analysis of what socialized healthcare should or should not look like, it does examine the major social and political issues affecting the delivery of health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- CONTENTS
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Now That You Know the Conditions
- Two Overcoming Generations of Neglect
- Three Beginnings of a Community Health Program
- Four On the Threshold of a New Era?
- Five The Era of Self-Determination
- Six An Agency of the Public Health Service
- Seven Into the Twenty-First Century
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-229) and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40762-1
- 979-82-16-21181-5
- 1-4616-3404-0
- OCLC:
- 753429495
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