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dc.contributor.authorGeana, Mugur V.
dc.contributor.authorGreiner, K. Allen
dc.contributor.authorCully, Angelia
dc.contributor.authorTalawyma, Myrietta
dc.contributor.authorDaley, Christine Makosky
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-22T16:58:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-22T16:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.identifier.citationGeana, M. V., Greiner, K. A., Cully, A., Talawyma, M., & Daley, C. M. (2012). Improving Health Promotion to American Indians in the Midwest United States: Preferred Sources of Health Information and Its Use for the Medical Encounter. Journal of Community Health, 37(6), 1253–1263. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-012-9564-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/24263
dc.description.abstractAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives suffer significant health disparities for many infectious and chronic diseases as compared to the general population. Providing accurate and culturally tailored health information to underserved groups has been shown to influence health behaviors and health outcomes. Little prior research has explored American Indians health information use and preferences. National representative sample surveys such as the Health Information National Trends Survey provide some data on minority groups but are underpowered to provide useful information on American Indians. The present study analyzes data from a survey of over 900 American Indians from the Midwest United States and explores their sources of health information, their preferences for information presentation, and their use of health information prior to and during medical encounters. We conclude that campaigns targeting Natives should be narrowly focused and be community driven or employing community resources. American Indians use a diversity of media sources to obtain health information, with the Internet being underutilized compared to the general population. Partnership with Indian Health Service providers and pharmacists, as well as traditional healers, in the development and dissemination of new health information for Natives may provide the “expert” tone needed to promote health improvements in American Indians.en_US
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_US
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012en_US
dc.subjectAIANen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Indiansen_US
dc.subjectMidwest USen_US
dc.subjectHealth disparitiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth informationen_US
dc.subjectMedical encounteren_US
dc.titleImproving Health Promotion to American Indians in the Midwest United States: Preferred Sources of Health Information and Its Use for the Medical Encounteren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorGeana, Mugur V.
kusw.kudepartmentJournalism and Mass Communicationsen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10900-012-9564-xen_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC4049568en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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