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Discerning Neighborhood Characteristics as Contributing Factors to Infant Mortality in Rural Northern Plains Communities

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dc.contributor.authorMasilela, Ayanda Marthaen
dc.contributor.committeechairKolivras, Korine N.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCook, Samuel R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBoyer, Stacy Binghamen
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-05T07:00:24Zen
dc.date.available2016-03-05T07:00:24Zen
dc.date.issued2014-09-11en
dc.description.abstractAmerican Indians are distinct in their current geographic isolation and history of exclusionary policies enacted against them. Citizenship and territorial policies from the 1700s through the early 1900s have manifested in the distinctive status of many American Indian communities as sovereign nations, a classification that no other ethnic group in the United States can claim. However, as a result of political and geographic isolation, disparities in heath and economic development have been an ongoing problem within these communities. Among the most distinctive health disparities are in infant mortality and obesity-related complications. This project will focus on South Dakota, a state that was late in its application of assimilationist policies, yet today is home to some of the least healthy reservation communities in the United States. An investigation into the making of reservation healthcare delivery systems and patterns of prenatal care utilization will hopefully reveal patterns of health and economic characteristics that predispose infant mortality.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:3632en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/64904en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAmerican Indian Studiesen
dc.subjectNative American Studiesen
dc.subjectAmerican Indian Womenen
dc.subjectGeography of Healthen
dc.subjectMedical Geographyen
dc.subjectCritical Geographyen
dc.subjectCritical Health Geographyen
dc.subjectInfant Mortalityen
dc.subjectAmerican Indian Womenen
dc.subjectWomen's Studiesen
dc.subjectGender Studiesen
dc.titleDiscerning Neighborhood Characteristics as Contributing Factors to Infant Mortality in Rural Northern Plains Communitiesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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