scholarly journals Social and Structural Determinants of Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Health: A Case Study in Los Angeles

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Garcia ◽  
Monique C. Castro ◽  
John Paul Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Urban American Indian

Commentary on the Recruitment and Retention of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in California Postsecondary Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-136
Author(s):  
Randall Akee ◽  
Theresa Stewart-Ambo ◽  
Heather Torres
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Native Students ◽  
Land Grants ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
California Community College ◽  
Native Student

In this commentary, we engage and summarize existing practices for recruiting and retaining American Indian and Alaska Native students in postsecondary institutions in California. This commentary is the output of a two-day symposium, “Lighting a Path Forward: UC Land Grants, Public Memory, and Tovaangar,” held at the University of California, Los Angeles in October of 2019. The symposium brought together campus and community leaders from across California to discuss the past, present and future of American Indian and Alaska Native student and community concerns, and provide intervening policy and practice recommendations. Participants included both American Indian and Alaska Native and non-Native individuals with a wealth of professional experience and employment in American Indian and Alaska Native education, from the California Community College, California State University and University of California systems. We jointly created a table of critical interventions in education, the justification for this, and potential strategies for implementation. Here, we summarize the discussion of participants from the American Indian and Alaska Native student retention and recruitment workshop to document recommends interventions for campus practitioners and leaders to serve as a guiding document for system and campus advocacy.

Rural and Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Veteran Health Disparities: a Population-Based Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078
Author(s):  
Carol E. Kaufman ◽  
Nancy L. Asdigian ◽  
Ursula Running Bear ◽  
Janette Beals ◽  
Spero M. Manson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Veteran Health ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban American Indian

scholarly journals Recruitment and retention in randomized controlled trials with urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents: Challenges and lessons learned

2020 ◽  
pp. 174077452097177
Author(s):  
Daniel L Dickerson ◽  
Jennifer Parker ◽  
Carrie L Johnson ◽  
Ryan A Brown ◽  
Elizabeth J D’Amico
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Urban American Indian

Background: Although the majority of American Indians/Alaska Natives reside in urban areas, there are very few randomized controlled trials analyzing culturally centered substance use prevention interventions for this population. Methods: We describe methods employed to recruit and retain urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents into a randomized controlled trial, which was focused on testing the potential benefits of a substance use prevention intervention for this population. We also report challenges encountered in recruitment and retention of participants and strategies employed addressing these challenges. Data collection occurred from August 2014 to October 2017. Results: We partnered with two community-based organizations in different cities in California. We utilized American Indian/Alaska Native recruiters from communities, placed flyers in community-based organizations, and asked organizations to post flyers on their web and social media sites. We also offered gift cards for participants. Our initial recruitment and retention model was moderately successful; however, we encountered five main challenges: (1) transportation, (2) increasing trust and interest, (3) adding research sites, (4) getting the word out about the project, and (5) getting youth to complete follow-up surveys. Strategies employed to overcome transportation challenges included shortening the number of sessions, offering sessions on both weekends and weekdays, and increasing bus tokens and transportation options. We hired more staff from American Indian/Alaska Native communities, added more research sites from our previously established relationships, and were more proactive in getting the word out on the project in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. We also utilized more field tracking and emailed and mailed survey invitations to reach more participants for their follow-up surveys. Because of our efforts, we were nearly able to reach our initial recruitment and retention goals. Conclusion: Although our research team had previously established relationships with various urban American Indian/Alaska Native communities, we encountered various recruitment and retention challenges in our study. However, by identifying challenges and employing culturally appropriate strategies, we were able to collect valuable data on the potential effectiveness of a substance use prevention intervention for urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents. Findings from this study assist toward the development of potentially successful strategies to successfully recruit and retain urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents in randomized controlled trials.

scholarly journals Causes and Disparities in Death Rates Among Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 1999–2009

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 906-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine L. Jacobs-Wingo ◽  
David K. Espey ◽  
Amy V. Groom ◽  
Leslie E. Phillips ◽  
Donald S. Haverkamp
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Native Populations ◽  
Urban American Indian

scholarly journals Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Data Sovereignty: Ethical Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-97
Author(s):  
Emily A. Haozous ◽  
Juliet Lee ◽  
Claradina Soto
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Urban American Indian
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