The Burden of Unintentional Injury Mortality Among American Indians/Alaska Natives in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Objectives: To characterize the burden of unintentional injury mortality among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and identify segments of the population that may especially benefit from policy and practice actions to reduce unintentional injury mortality risk factors.

Design: Surveillance of mortality data from CDC WONDER and WISQARS online databases.

Setting: The 3 states in the Indian Health Service (IHS) Bemidji Area: Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.