The Impact of COVID-19 on American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Call for Better Relational Models

Affiliations

¹ Mary J. Owen is with the Center for American Indian and Minority Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth. Michael A. Sundberg is with the University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities, Minneapolis. Jackie Dionne is with the Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN. Anna Wirta Kosobuski is with the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth, Duluth.

Editorial

Mary J Owen et al. Am J Public Health. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;111(5):801-803.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306219.

¹ Mary J. Owen is with the Center for American Indian and Minority Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth. Michael A. Sundberg is with the University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities, Minneapolis. Jackie Dionne is with the Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN. Anna Wirta Kosobuski is with the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth, Duluth.

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