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Primary Care Utilization in Native American Communities: Challenges and Opportunities [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) patients are disproportionately affected by deleterious health outcomes for many preventable disease when compared to their non-indigenous counterparts. It is paramount to understand the barriers faced by the AI/AN community to better serve their medical needs.

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Q&A: Prioritizing Early Intervention in Pediatric Obesity

Physician's Weekly

When a child has risk factors but has not developed the disease, we must continue to provide preventive care and support for the family and appropriately match intensity and dose of the intervention. Clinicians can also lean on social workers or community health workers if they are available.