Injury mortality atlas of Indian Health Services Areas, 1979-87.

Description: 

This atlas provides injury mortality information for 1979-1987 for those American Indians and Alaskan Natives who reside in the 12 regional service areas of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Eight major causes of injury-related death are included: firearm-related, homicides, suicides, motor vehicle-related, fall-related, fire and burn-related, drownings, and unintentional poisoning. Information on pedestrian-related death is also included. Composite maps showing mortality rates for each causes of injury allow comparisons among IHS Areas and with national rates. Graphics show trends in mortality rates and other detailed information for each major injury cause.

People: 
Alaska Native, American Indian
Protocol: 
IHS Headquarters Offices Public Access
Community: 
IHS Headquarters Offices
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1993
Creator: 
Wallace LJD., Kirk ML., Houston B., Annest JL., Emrich SS.
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Publisher: 
Indian Health Service, Mental Health programs, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Identifier: 
9701543
Subject: 
Accidental Falls, Accidents, Age Factors, Automobile Driving, Burns, Causality, Cause of Death, Community Health Planning, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Drinking Behavior, Drowning, Education, Epidemiology, Health Education, Homicides, Morbidity, Motor Vehicle, Public Health, Risk Factors, Statistics, Suicides, Multiple Trauma, Training Support, Vital Statistics, Wounds and Injuries.
Type: 
Report