The Indian Health Service established the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) for Indians in response to the diabetes epidemic among American Indians and Alaska Natives. The U.S. Congress established the SDPI grant programs in 1997 with a $150 million annual grant...
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URBANE Study: WSU Receives $9.6M for Studying Alzheimer’s Dementia Risk Factors Among Native Populations
Washington State University (WSU) has received $9.6 million from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, for researchers exploring how and why Native populations in the U.S. experience more risk factors for Alzheimer’s and...