Joe J R
Native American Research and Training Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972). 1996 Aug-Oct;51(4):141-5.
By a number of quantity and quality of life measurements, the health and well-being of many American Indian and Alaska Native women falls short of that reported for other women in the United States. Poor socioeconomic conditions, lack of education, cultural barriers, and other factors (some not easily measured) contribute to the enduring poor health status of this population-despite the availability of free health care for many. Free health care alone does not promise a healthy population, especially when the types of free health care are limited, inadequately funded, or have limited focus on preventive care. This paper attempts to pinpoint some of these issues as it relates to the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native women.
通过一系列生活质量和数量的衡量指标，许多美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民女性的健康和幸福状况低于美国其他女性的报告水平。尽管许多人可以享受免费医疗保健，但社会经济条件差、缺乏教育、文化障碍以及其他因素（有些难以衡量）导致这一人群的健康状况长期不佳。仅靠免费医疗保健并不能保证人口健康，特别是当免费医疗保健的类型有限、资金不足或对预防保健的关注有限时。本文试图找出其中一些与美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民女性健康状况相关的问题。
