Public health legal preparedness in Indian country.
Am J Public Health
; 99(4): 607-14, 2009 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19150897
ABSTRACT
American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments are sovereign entities with inherent authority to create laws and enact health regulations. Laws are an essential tool for ensuring effective public health responses to emerging threats. To analyze how tribal laws support public health practice in tribal communities, we reviewed tribal legal documentation available through online databases and talked with subject-matter experts in tribal public health law. Of the 70 tribal codes we found, 14 (20%) had no clearly identifiable public health provisions. The public health-related statutes within the remaining codes were rarely well integrated or comprehensive. Our findings provide an evidence base to help tribal leaders strengthen public health legal foundations in tribal communities.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Inuíte
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Indígenas Norte-Americanos
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Prática de Saúde Pública
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos