Native American Health Research Paper

Two major societal factors that have contributed possibly to the health outcomes of Native Americans are discrimination and poverty. For many generations, Native Americans have been coerced to vacate their lands leaving behind culture and traditions stripping away their communal pride. They have been huddled to rural impoverished areas causing them detrimental physical and psychiatric health effects.
Due to the impoverished and isolated Native American reservations, there is limited amount of access to health services and/or preventative services. In addition to the lack of access to proper health services, there is also a lack of cultural competence by the health care givers provided on the reservations. A majority of Native Americans still