… No Limited documented evidence of palliative care services, no documentation of … palliative
care delivery Not described Palliative care in a very rural community in Southwest Alaska …

… Purpose:American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) have higher rates of chronic illness …
Hospice, often referred to as EOL care, incorporates the principles of palliative care but is limited …

… palliative care (PC) services for the 4.5 million people in the United States who identify as
American Indians and Alaska Natives … very supportive of our palliative care. That's a plus for us. …

… Special thanks go to my colleagues in the critical care unit, surgery, and the palliative care
team at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Every day you modeled the courage it takes to walk …

… and developed to provide palliative care and pain management to Alaska villagers. Domer
… This paper described existing palliative care and hospice programs for the Native American …

… important in planning systems of palliative care and approaching end-of-life issues. In
respect to palliative care, American Indian and Alaska Native views have not yet been studied. …

… , Alaska has been a true leader in the endeavor to provide palliative care to the Alaska
Native … A team from Alaska shared models of services to underserved patients with advanced …

… I n 2007, approximately 4 million US citizens identified themselves as American Indians or
Alaska Natives (AI/AN), also referred to as Native Americans (NAs). Many NAs belong to one …

… the IHS committed to providing palliative care to American Indian and Alaskan Native patients
by providing $50,000 to fund the first national IHS conference on end-of-life care. In March …

… Nonsurgical palliative … specialty palliative care involvement improves quality of life and care
(14). At a minimum, hospice involvement near the end of life can assist with supportive care, …