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November 12, 2021

November is Native American Heritage Month

According to an October 2019 report from the Indian Health Services, American Indians and Alaskan Natives born today are expected to have a life expectancy of 5.5 years less than all other race populations in the United States ((IHS) Indian Health Disparities Fact Sheet, 2019).

Members of the Native American and Alaskan Native community:

Are at greater risk of developing diabetes than any other racial group in the United States (Native Americans With Diabetes – Vital Signs – CDC, 2017).
Has a higher rate of kidney failure from diabetes as compared to other races.
Are more likely to be obese as compared to white adults, have higher blood pressures, and are more likely to be cigarette smokers as compared to white adults (Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives – The Office of Minority Health, 2021).
Are more likely to use alcohol as compared to other ethnic populations and have a higher rate of alcohol use disorders as compared to the rest of the population (Alcohol Abuse in the Native American Population: Statistics & Risks of Alcoholism Among Native Americans, 2021).

November is Native American Heritage Month. This month celebrates the customs and culture of the Native American and Alaskan Native community and their contributions to the growth of the nation. This is also a great opportunity to discuss and to address some of the health issues that this community faces while increasing awareness and affecting health and lifestyle changes.

Barriers such as low or inadequate education, limited income and/or poverty, food deserts on reservations, language barriers, limited or unequal access to health care, and limited access to transportation can prevent proper nutrition and medical care to treat these conditions.

You can increase awareness of the health issues this community faces by promoting screenings and early treatment of diseases.

Encourage your patients to schedule annual wellness visits and health screenings. Chronic kidney disease can be slow to develop and often does not show symptoms in the early stages, so it is important to screen patients early, especially if your patients are at high risk for developing kidney disease (such as your patients with diabetes and hypertension).
Monitor your patients' blood pressure levels. Manage and treat accordingly. Educate your patients about the relationship between elevated blood pressure and kidney disease.
Monitor your patients' blood glucose levels. Manage and treat accordingly. Educate your patients about the relationship between elevated blood glucose levels and kidney disease.
Educate your patients on the importance of healthy habits such as exercising, eating a well-balanced diet including foods that are low in salt, fat, and cholesterol, lowering stress levels, controlling weight (or losing weight if needed), getting enough sleep, and quitting smoking.
Medicare covers alcohol misuse screening and counseling for those patients that qualify. Discuss this Medicare covered benefit with your patients and encourage them to enroll if they qualify.
Educate your patients on the effects of smoking. Medicare covers counseling to prevent tobacco use for those patients that qualify. Discuss this Medicare covered benefit with your patients and encourage them to enroll.
Encourage your patients to get their flu shot annually.
Encourage your patients to get their pneumococcal shot.

To learn more about Medicare-covered services, visit CMS Preventive Services:

Cardiovascular Disease Screening Tests- Cardiovascular Disease Screening Tests
Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Cardiovascular Disease ((CVD risk reduction visit) – Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity – Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity
Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use-Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
Alcohol Misuse Screening & Counseling – Alcohol Misuse Screening & Counseling
Diabetes Screening – Diabetes Screening
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program – Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Flu Shot & Administration – Flu Shot & Administration
Pneumococcal Shot & Administration – Pneumococcal Shot & Administration

Resources:

References

Alcohol Abuse in the Native American Population: Statistics & Risks of Alcoholism Among Native Americans. (2021, June 21). American Addiction Centers. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/native-americans
American Indian Health Equity/Disparities | Center for American Indian Resilience. (n.d.). Center for American Indian Resilience.
Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives – The Office of Minority Health. (2021, February 11). Hhs.gov.
(IHS) Indian Health Disparities Fact Sheet. (2019, October). Ihs.gov.

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