NIH R01 · 2025
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations experience some of the most extensive health disparities in the U.S. for any demographic group. Increasing evidence shows that indigenous historical trauma (IHT) is a likely causal factor for AI/AN health disparities. However, recent research has only begun the process of defining and operationalizing IHT as a construct that could be measured and assessed as a health determinant, and the instruments now available focus primarily on historical loss experience and associated symptoms, though the experience and effects of IHT are likely to be more extensive. Progress is needed to develop validated assessment tools that capture broader and…
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