Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 21, 2020

American Indian Reservations and COVID-19

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  • As of April 10, there were 861 COVID-19 cases across 287 American Indian Reservations and tribal homelands in the lower 48 US states. Ecological analysis found incidence was higher in communities with larger proportions of non-English speaking households and houses without indoor plumbing. 

Rodriguez-Lonebear et al. (2020). American Indian Reservations and COVID-19. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001206