State’s Native Population at Higher Risk of Health Issues
California's Native and Alaskan American populations have higher rates of chronic health conditions, such as asthma and diabetes, and are more likely not to have regular access to health care services than other groups, according to a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's American Indian Research arm. Researchers found that the group's obesity rate for individuals ages 55 to 64 is 44%, the state's highest, and that the group is twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.
- "State's Natives Face Big Disparities" (Payers & Providers, 7/8).