Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-265) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction to native Americans -- Organization and plan -- Note on nomenclature -- Origins and genetic diversity -- Ecological habitats and adaptations -- Cultural and historical development -- Present geographical distribution -- Social and economic conditions -- Race and ethnicity -- Overview of population and health -- Historical perspective -- Sources of data -- Demographic features -- Patterns of mortality -- Morbidity and disability -- Behavioral health risks -- Nutrition and diet -- Epidemiologic transition -- Decline and persistence of infectious diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Infections of the nervous system -- Infections of the intestinal tract -- Pneumonia and acute respiratory infections -- Viral hepatitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Streptococcal infections and their sequelae -- Protozoan and helminthic parasites -- Emergence of chronic diseases -- Cancer -- Ischemic heart disease -- Stroke -- Hypertension -- Dyslipidemia -- Prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- Gallbladder disease -- Insulin resistance: a common metabolic defect?
(cont) Chronic disease: an evolutionary perspective -- Injuries and the social pathologies -- Unintentional injuries -- Suicide, homicide and violence -- Alcohol and substance abuse -- Role for genes -- Traditional culture vs. social change -- Toward a biocultural epidemiology -- Contributions of native American populations to epidemiology -- Integrating anthropology and epidemiology -- Issues in native American health research.
