Advances in Indigenous and American Indian and Alaska Native Health and Wellness: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

After editing the first Special Issue of “Advances in Indigenous and American Indian and Alaska Native Health and Wellness”, we decided to organize a second edition, as we firmly believe that this topic merits further exploration.

Indigenous populations have poorer health outcomes and a gap in life expectancy of approximately 10 years compared to non-Indigenous populations. The focus of this new Special Issue includes Indigenous populations from Australia (Australian Aboriginals), Canada (First Nations), the United States (American Indian and Alaska Natives) and New Zealand (Maoris). Even though there are differences in the Indigenous health among these four countries, the experience of colonization and the long-term effects of being colonized has impacted the physical, social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing of all these Indigenous populations. While these inequities have led to poor social determinants of health, significant advancements have been made to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities among unique and diverse Indigenous communities. Thus, we invite the submission of new research papers, reviews, case reports, and conference papers which address Indigenous-specific mental health, the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, nutrition, disability, community resilience, and the social determinants of health inequities.

Dr. Claradina Soto
Prof. Dr. Amy E. West
Guest Editors

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