Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has launched a new web page—Injury Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities—where you can find all of the center’s current resources and information on injury prevention work in tribal communities.

Many injuries disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Natives:

• Injuries are the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives between the ages of 1 and 54.
• The drug overdose death rate among American Indians and Alaska Natives is above the national average and recent data show this trend continuing.
• The motor vehicle-related death rate for American Indian and Alaska Native adults who are aged 20 years or older are more than twice that of non-Hispanic whites or blacks.

Visit the web page to access data, research, publications, and tools to address these and other injury-related issues. These resources can be used alongside the traditions, languages, spiritual practices, connection to elders, and social ties that tribal communities already use to prevent injuries in Indian Country.