COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Representation in Public Health Data.

Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
Original Publication: New York [etc.]

Public Health*; Alaska Natives/*statistics & numerical data ; COVID-19/*epidemiology ; United States Indian Health Service/*statistics & numerical data ; American Indian or Alaska Native/*statistics & numerical data; COVID-19 Testing ; COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Data Collection/standards ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States/epidemiology

Public Health 3.0 calls for the inclusion of new partners and novel data to bring systemic change to the US public health landscape. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has illuminated significant data gaps influenced by ongoing colonial legacies of racism and erasure. American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and communities have been disproportionately affected by incomplete public health data and by the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Our findings indicate that only 26 US states were able to calculate COVID-19‒related death rates for AI/AN populations. Given that 37 states have Indian Health Service locations, we argue that public health researchers and practitioners should have a far larger data set of aggregated public health information on AI/AN populations. Despite enormous obstacles, local Tribal facilities have created effective community responses to COVID-19 testing, tracking, and vaccine administration. Their knowledge can lead the way to a healthier nation. Federal and state governments and health agencies must learn to responsibly support Tribal efforts, collect data from AI/AN persons in partnership with Indian Health Service and Tribal governments, and communicate effectively with Tribal authorities to ensure Indigenous data sovereignty. ( Am J Public Health . 2021;111(S3): S208-S214. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306415).

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Date Created: 20211028 Date Completed: 20211108 Latest Revision: 20240109

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