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The Center for American Indian Health Research (CAIHR) is located
in the College
of Public Health at
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. CAIHR is a
multidisciplinary research organization and conducts health-related studies
with American Indian groups.
The
focus of the research at CAIHR is to improve the health status of the
American Indian population. CAIHR conducts epidemiological and clinical
studies of health problems among these populations, with emphasis on
diabetes and its many complications including heart disease, retinopathy,
renal disease, leg vessel disease, and cerebral vascular disease. CAIHR
also conducts studies focusing on health promotion and disease prevention.
CAIHR has developed a productive relationship with American Indian tribes
in Oklahoma including the Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Delaware, Fort Sill
Apache, Kiowa, and the Wichita and Affiliated tribes located in
southwestern Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation in northeastern Oklahoma, and
other tribes across the nation.
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