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It Could Happen Here

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The Major Health Issues Faced by Native Americans

Not all indigenous people are part of federally recognized tribes and how would that impact their access to health care. There's more, there's higher rates of the chronic disorders like diabetes and hypertension on Native Americans than in general population. I saw some of the sickest people I've seen have been from my from my time at UC Davis so everything just is a little bit harder for them. They're seeing alcohol use disorder is a problem everywhere in the United States but on tribes alcohol use Disorder is much higher. It was honestly shocking to see 30 year olds who had end stage liver disease from alcohol use disorder.

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