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Joint research study found Native American teens underrepresented in CDC database

A team from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation and the University of Oklahoma-University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine studied how teens who self-reported as American Indian/Alaska Natives were reclassified using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jason Eyachabbe (foreground) from the Chickasaw Nation Dance Troupe takes part in the American Indian Honoring Ceremony at the OSU Center for Health Sciences.
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