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ERIC Number: EJ672073
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-8612
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Native Americans in Public Health.
Westberg, Jane
Winds of Change, v18 n3 p12-22 Sum 2003
The Family Spirit Project provides health and parenting education and in-home support to Navajo and Apache teen parents. The public-health careers of Native professionals allied with the project are described, including a public health administrator, a trainer of field workers, and a medical researcher specializing in communicable diseases that disproportionately affect Native infants. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Careers, Child Health, Cultural Relevance, Disease Control, Early Parenthood, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Navajo (Nation), Parent Education, Professional Education, Public Health, Researchers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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