title: Barriers to diabetes prevention and control among American Indians.
abstract: North Carolina's American Indian population experiences a disproportionate diabetes burden, in terms of both a high prevalence of the disease and excess diabetes-related death and disability. Concerted efforts need to be made to provide culturally appropriate and easily accessible education, health care, and health-promoting resources in these vulnerable communities.
authors.affiliation: Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. rbell@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Ronny A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors