essay

Navajo health services and projects

handbook of north american indians. southwest • 10 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 672-678

By: Bergman, Robert L..

Abstract
This source surveys changes in the number and quality of Navajo health services, beginning with the reluctance of the tribe to the introduction of Euro-American medicine and ending with the training of Navajo doctors. The role of Annie Wauneka as a health educator is discussed, as is this relationship between traditional Navajo beliefs about illness and Western ideas.
Subjects
Public health and sanitation
Medical therapy
Public welfare
Medical personnel
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Physician
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Richard A. Wagner ; John Beierle ; 1985
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1912-1973
Coverage Place
Navajo Reservation, southwestern United States
Notes
Robert L. Bergman
For bibliographical references see 197: Brugge (p. 780-839)
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Navajo Indians