Authors: Alexander Zeymo

Publication Year: 2023

Last Updated: August 31, 2023

Keywords: Vaccination; Immunization

Short Abstract: This is the second of a four-part summary about vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaska Native people, highlighting manuscripts and data published between June and August 2023.

Abstract: This is the second of a four-part summary about vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaska Native people, highlighting manuscripts and data published between June and August 2023. Throughout COVID-19 pandemic, the general population has paid higher attention to issues of health equity and vaccine equity. In addition to a concern that public health authorities and healthcare providers respond adequately to the seriousness of the pandemic, there was increased attention to existing perennial gaps in healthcare disparities and equity. The Native American community has been one such population; having long suffered from increased disease burden, stretched resources, and low trust in institutions that have historically failed them.

Source: Link to Original Article.

Source: https://ncuih.org/wp-content/uploads/RAVEN-II-Q2-Final.pdf

Type of Resource: NCUIH data products

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