Minority Health and Health Equity Archive

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Welcome to the Minority Health and Health Equity Archive (MHHEA), an electronic archive for digital resource materials in the fields of minority health and health disparities research and policy. It is offered as a no-charge resource to the public, academic scholars and health science researchers interested in the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.

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    Adverse Childhood Exposures and Alcohol Dependence Among Seven Native American Tribes
    (2003) Koss, Mary P; Yuan, Nicole P; Dightman, Douglas; Prince, Ronald J; Polacca, Mona; Sanderson, Byron; Goldman, David
    Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are leading causes of death among Native Americans. Little is known about the impact of negative childhood exposures, including parental alcoholism, childhood maltreatment, and out-of-home placement, on risk of lifetime DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition) diagnosis of alcohol dependence in this population.
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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Strategic Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities
    (2002) National Institute on, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    NIAAA-supported research reveals that about one-third of Americans do not drink at all and the majority of those who do drink, do so without adverse consequences. But pressing questions still persist. Why do some people exhibit a pathological appetite for alcohol despite serious physical and social problems? Why are some individuals more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol?