American Indian and Alaska Native Life Expectancy: Writing a New Narrative

Tassy Parker; Allyson Kelley

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.22614

American Indian and Alaska Native Life Expectancy: Writing a New Narrative

JAMA. 2023 Dec 5;330(21):2053-2054. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.22614.

Authors

Tassy Parker¹, Allyson Kelley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Center for Native American Health, a Public Health Institute for Indigenous Knowledge & Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
² Allyson Kelley & Associates PLLC, Sisters, Oregon.

PMID: 37930691
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.22614

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint examines disparities and inequalities regarding life expectancy in American Indian and Alaska Native populations and what can be done to address them.

MeSH terms

American Indian or Alaska Native*
Humans
Indians, North American
Life Expectancy*
Narration
United States
Writing