The NRCNAA creates and disseminates the Native Aging Visions newsletter, which provides information on current aging issues and activities of the Center. We are always looking for articles from Native elders regarding health and social programs, ideas or special people in your community.
Please feel free to mail, fax, or e-mail us your information. Also, if you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact: (800) 896-7628 or: ann.miller2@med.und.edu
The publication is disseminated to over 3,500 Native elders, aging organizations tribes (including pueblos and Rancherias), villages, homelands, and others interested.
Fact Sheets are produced and distributed with the Native Aging Visions. They include analysis of the national data from the Identifying our Needs: A Survey of Elders to point report the trends and offer recommendations.
Arthritis in American Indian and Alaska Native Elders, Summer 2006
Arthritis affects 43 million U.S adults (one in five), making it one of the most prevalent diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006). As the population ages, this number will increase dramatically.
The Elders’ Obesity Challenge, Fall 2005
Obesity is an increasingly prominent threat to good health among all Americans, contributing to an estimated 400,000 deaths annually and costing about $122.9 billion, a figure that is comparable to the economic costs of cigarette smoking.
Informal Caregivers: Challenges in Providing Care, Spring 2004
Family caregiving is experiencing significant growth as the U.S. population ages. Care is also shifting away from institutions to home and community based care. Family-based
care is an important component in the array of services available to the aged.
Gender Differences in Health Risks Amongst Native Elderly, Spring 2003
The purpose of this study is to determine if differences in health risks exist between men and women in the elderly Native American and Alaskan Native population.
Functional Limitations and the Future Needs for Long Term Care, April 2002
In this analysis we examine functional limitations among Native American elders using data collected across the nation in the program for conducting local needs assessments entitled
“Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders.”
Motor Vehicle Crashes Involving Rural Native American Elders, January 2001
Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) take a large toll among members of the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Previous studies have found the rates of MVC mortality to be
highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives, compared to other ethnic groups.
Healthcare Needs of North Dakota American Indian Veterans, March 31 2008
The final report on the Healthcare Needs of North Dakota American Indian Veterans project funded by the Otto Bremer Foundation is now available. This project conducted a statewide assessment of health status, healthcare access, and health risk of AI veterans residing on North Dakota’s reservations. The purpose for the project is to inform tribal and state health policymakers of the needs of AI veterans and provide valuable information for tribal and state planning efforts to assist with the development of community plans of action and infrastructure, and assist in decreasing jurisdictional confusion between the Indian Health Service and Veteran’s administration.
Policy Recommendations for Native Elders, June 2005
Prepared for the National Congress of American Indians 2005 Mid-year Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
National Family Caregiver Support Program: North Dakota's American Indian Caregivers, June 2003
This report contains the American Indian Caregivers from five reservations in North Dakota as part of the National Family Caregivers Support Program. The report parallels data
collected on the general population and uses the statewide survey as a benchmark. Both informal and grandparent caregivers are analyzed describing their characteristics, access to, attitudes toward and use of services in an effort to define avenues that will improve the quality of family
caregivers.
Healthy Traditions: Recipes of our Ancestors, November 2004
A compilation of recipes gathered through the National Resource Center on Native American Aging's traditional recipe project.
Long Term Care Toolkit Project, September 2002
The purpose of the tool kit was to describe the full array of home, community based, and institutional long term care to assist American Indian and Alaskan Native groups with planning, developing, and implementing their long term care services.
Body Mass Index and Cancer Screening in Older American Indian and Alaska Native Men, Journal of Rural Health, Winter 2009
Regular screenings are important for reducing cancer morbidity and mortality. There are several barriers to receiving timely cancer screening, including overweight/obesity. No study has examined the relationship between overweight/obesity and cancer screening among American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs).
Native American Elders' Health Congruence: The Role of Gender and Corresponding Functional Well-being, Hospital Admissions, and Social Engagement, Vol 13(8) 1072–1081 2008
Addressing the need to explore how Native American (NA) elders’ subjective health (SH) compares to their objective health (OH; chronic disease conditions), we examined
whether: congruence between 8191 NA elders’ SH and OH parallels that of non-NA elders; health optimism (SH > OH) is protective and health pessimism (SH < OH), is detrimental; and whether gender moderates links between health congruence and health-related outcomes. Results comparing health optimists and pessimists to realists in functioning, hospitalizations, and social engagement showed optimists experienced better outcomes; pessimists had poorer outcomes; the role of health congruence differed by gender. Findings suggest implications for improving health-related outcomes among NA elders.
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Elder Abuse in Indian Country - Breaking the Silence, Native Men's Magazine, June 2010
Provides details on the epidemic of elder abuse, what is and isn't known about the phenomenon, and tips on how readers can deal with abuse in their communities.
