SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The University of South Dakota and the
nonprofit Sanford Research have been awarded a $1.5 million grant
to address teen pregnancy rates among American Indians.
Teen pregnancy rates among Native Americans are four times higher than
those for the rest of the state's population.
The grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and
Health Disparities will be used to research the reasons why and
develop a prevention program. Amy Elliot with Sanford Research says
the program would be for reservation and urban Indians throughout
the Northern Plains.
Helping with the project are the University of Minnesota, South
Dakota Urban Indian Health and the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's
Health Board.
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