The use of mobile technology for proactive healthcare in tribal communities

  • Authors:

  • Shirley Ann Becker;Ramprasad Sugumaran;Kiran Pannu

  • Affiliations:

  • Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona;Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona;Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

  • Venue:
  • dg.o '04 Proceedings of the 2004 annual national conference on Digital government research
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

In Arizona, a state with one of the largest Native American populations in the United States, life expectancy is 55 years for Native Americans compared to 74 years for white Americans (Arizona Department of Health Services, 2000). Diabetes, in particular, is of epidemic proportions in most Native American communities; approximately 15 percent of those receiving healthcare from Indian Health Services are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, 2002).