title: California American Indian and Alaska natives tribal groups' care access and utilization of care: policy implications.
abstract: Background. We used the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to examine differences in cancer care access and utilization by subgroups of American Indian and Alaskan Natives (AIAN). Methods. The CHIS 2001 includes over 55,000 Californian households, with an oversampling of California American Indian, non-California AIAN, and unknown AIAN tribal groups. Results. We found significant differences among the 3 tribal subgroups for various measures of health care coverage and utilization. Conclusions. AIAN must be disaggregated to provide appropriate data for public health and policy making.
authors.affiliation: Temple University Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Seals
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burhansstipanov
authors.forename: Delight E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Satter
authors.forename: Y Jenny
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gatchell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000413:Alaska; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D012923:Social Class