Collette Adamsen, PhD
Director

Collette Adamsen has served as director of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks, North Dakota, since October 2017.

• Link to bio sketch

Projects

• National Resource Center on Native American Aging

Most Recent Publications

• NRCNAA: Supporting Those Who Stand in the Gap for Native Elders
  Native service providers say the National Resource Center on Native American Aging helps them secure resources, guides their interventions, and fosters collaboration.
  Author(s): Herting, A., Adamsen, C.
  Date: April 2019
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Participation in Cultural Traditions Promotes Happiness and Peacefulness Among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders
  This article examines the relationship between participation in cultural practices and emotional health among American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) elders.
  Author(s): Herting, A., Adamsen, C.
  Date: September 2018
  Type: Fact Sheet
• Dental Care Utilization and Service Needs Among American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Elders: 2008 to 2017
  This article discusses dental care use and the services needed among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian elders from 2008 to 2017.
  Author(s): Schroeder, S., Adamsen, C., Ward, C.
  Publication: Journal of Aging and Health
  Date: September 2018
  Type: Journal Article
• Native Aging Visions, Summer 2018
  Newsletter developed by the National Resource Center on Native American Aging.
  Author(s): National Resource Center on Native American Aging
  Date: July 2018
  Type: Newsletter
• Education, Income, and Employment and Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian/Alaska Native Elders
  Chronic disease studies have omitted analyses of the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population, relied on small samples of AI/ANs, or focused on a single disease among AI/ANs. We measured the influence of income, employment status, and education level on the prevalence of chronic disease among 14,632 AI/AN elders. This article has also been included in a special collection for Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy titled, "PCD Collection: Eliminating Health Disparities: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to the Life and Work of Dr. Timothy Cunningham."
  Author(s): Adamsen, C., Schroeder, S., LeMire, S., Carter, P.
  Publication: Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E37)
  Date: March 2018
  Type: Journal Article

Most Recent Presentations

• Identifying our Needs: A Survey of Elders
  Presented by Adamsen, C., Ward, C. on Jun 18, 2019 at the National Council on Aging, Washington, D.C.
• Data Use and Development
  Presented by Adamsen, C., Hudgins, K. on Aug 15, 2018 at the 2018 National Title VI Training and Technical Assistance Conference, Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C
• Challenges and Solutions to Accessing Data that Benefits Tribal Communities
  Presented by Adamsen, C., Ward, C. on Jul 30, 2018 at the n4a 43rd Annual Conference & Tradeshow, Chicago, Illinois
• Underserved Populations: Urban American Indians and Alaska Native Elders
  Presented by Adamsen, C. on Jun 26, 2018 at the 2018 National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) Annual Leadership Conference, Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
• Data Use and Development - Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders
  Presented by Adamsen, C. on Jun 14, 2018 at the Title VI Tulsa Oklahoma Cluster Training, Tulsa, Oklahoma