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Policy Recommendations for Native Elders
Prepared for the National Congress of American Indians 2005 Mid-year Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Project:
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): Ludtke, R., & McDonald, L.
Date: June 2005
Type: Report
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Healthcare Facility Survey Results: 2005
Reports on a survey of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in hospitals and long-term care facilities in North Dakota. Covers recruitment issues, nurse representation, salary issues, vacancy and turnover rates, RN replacement costs, and technology.
Author(s): Moulton, P., & Speaker, K.
Date: May 2005
Type: Report
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Nutritional Risks Among Native American Elders
Discusses nutritional risks of Native American elders. Includes information on social and chronic disease factors that relate to nutritional risk.
Project:
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): McDonald, L., & Ludtke, R.
Date: April 2005
Type: Fact Sheet
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A Survey of North Dakota Physicians from the Health Profession Tracking Program
Reports results from a survey of North Dakota physicians. Covers demographics, educational background, residency program training location, primary specialty, location of physicians and by specialty, practice characteristics, primary practice setting, and retirement.
Author(s): Mary Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Kruger, G., Speaker, K., Zavalney, B., & Monley, K.
Date: March 2005
Type: Report
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North Dakota Dentists Survey Results from the Health Profession Tracking Program
Reports results from survey of North Dakota Dentists. Covers demographics, educational background, year of graduation, primary specialty, year began practicing, marketing the practice, hours worked in direct patient care, allocation of time, employment hours of dental hygienists, practice arrangement, retirement, recruitment, utilization of the North Dakota dental association website, patient profile, new patients by specialty, and Medicaid patient activity or Medicaid patient activity by rurality.
Author(s): Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Beyer, M., Kruger, G., Speaker, K., Zavalney, B., & Monley, K.
Date: March 2005
Type: Report
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Zinc Affects Cognition and Psychosocial Function of Middle-School Children
This study investigated the effects of dietary zinc intakes on cognition and psychosocial function in young adolescents. Zinc nutrition has been related to motor, cognitive and psychosocial function in very young children and adults, but there have been no studies of older children who may be at risk of zinc deficiency while undergoing rapid growth during puberty.
Author(s): Penland, J.G., Lukaski, H.C., & Gray, J.S.
Publication: The FASEB Journal, 19(5), A973
Date: March 2005
Type: Journal Article
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Medical Student and Resident from the Health Professions Tracking Program
Reports preliminary survey results from medical students and residents. Covers demographics, factors in choosing career, clinical experience, primary care, work setting and location, primary care physician shortage solutions, and recommendation of medical profession to relatives.
Author(s): Amundson, M., & Moulton, P.
Date: January 2005
Type: Report
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The Elders' Obesity Challenge
Overviews obesity rates among Native American elders. Includes statistics by age group and gender.
Project:
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
Author(s): McDonald, L., Ludtke, R., Allery, A., & Muus, K.
Date: 2005
Type: Fact Sheet
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Healthcare Access in North Dakota: Characteristics of the Uninsured
Displays facts and statistics on health insurance status of North Dakotans, with data by age, marital status, rural versus urban location, and more.
Author(s): Knudson, A.
Date: 2005
Type: Fact Sheet
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North Dakota Health Professions: Dentists
Describes the supply and demand for dentists in North Dakota, with information on dentist employment characteristics, education, and anticipated retirements.
Author(s): Amundson, M.
Date: 2005
Type: Fact Sheet
