Module 5

This module provides definitions of the systemic determinants of health within and across tribal and urban Indian communities.

At this end of this module, attendees will be able to:

• Recognize the impact of systemic determinants on American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
• Apply the concept of systemic determinants to public health topics within American Indian and Alaska Native communities using case study examples.
• Define the role tribal sovereignty, tribal public health governance, and Federal policy have on health for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.