Legal and historical basis of Indian health care / Brett Lee Shelton -- The unique role of tribes in the delivery of health services to native Americans / Mim Dixon -- Economic and organizational changes in health care systems / Mim Dixon et. al. --Challenges of serving the growing population of urban Indians / Ralph Forquera -- The elder population and long term care / Dave Baldridge -- Behavioral health services for American Indians: need, use, and barriers to effective care / Spero M. Manson -- Diabetes in American Indians / Yvette Roubideaux and Kelly Acton -- Cardiovascular disease / Yvette Roubideaux -- Cancer: a growing problem among American Indians and Alaska natives / Linda Burhansstipanov -- Health surveillance, research, and information / Yvette Roubideaux and Mim Dixon