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Culturally Competent Healthcare

WEBThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) advised that the delivery of culturally competent care requires understanding of the patient’s healthcare literacy. …

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Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs Among Native …

WEBACL is committed to exploring ways to enhance our support for the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally-relevant health promotion …

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100 Objects that Shaped Public Health

WEBFor better or worse, these 100 objects have made their mark on public health. Some, such as vaccines, have helped keep us healthy. Others, including …

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Nicoa.org – National Indian Council On Aging

WEBThe National Indian Council On Aging, Inc. (NICOA), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1976 by members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association that called …

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Diabetes Still Highest Among AI/AN

WEBAccording to the CDC and Indian Health Service (IHS), in some American Indian and Alaska Native communities, the diabetes prevalence among adults is as high …

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Indigenous Foods: A Path to Healthy Living

WEBIndigenous Foods: A Path to Healthy Living Healthy eating in the modern world is not always easy. Fast food and prepackaged foods offer inexpensive and easy alternatives …

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Seeking Participants for Caregiving Focus Group

WEBThe National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) is currently seeking American Indian adults age 18 and older who are caring for a spouse, partner, parent, …

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Diabetes Education

WEBDiabetes Education. The prevalence of diabetes for American Indian elders across the United States is almost three times higher than the national average. American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer from diabetes more than any ethnic group and the disease is increasingly affecting younger Indians, according to Indian Health Service (IHS) records

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Indigenous Foods

WEBThe variety of cultivated and wild foods eaten before contact with Europeans was as vast and variable as the regions where Native people lived. Foods harvested generally …

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Oregon Tribal Assistance Resource Center

WEBLocation and Aboriginal Territory The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is a federally recognized Tribe that includes over 30 Tribes and bands from …

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American Indian Elders Conference

WEBNICOA’s American Indian Elders Conference offers the opportunity to elevate issues in American Indian politics and legislation, as well as focus on issues such as health, …

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Idaho Tribal Assistance Resource Center

WEBThe mission of the Family Caregiver Navigator program is to enhance resilience and systems of support by providing person-centered counseling, custom care planning and …

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Culturally Competent Healthcare Fact Sheet

WEB10501 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 210 Albuquerque, NM 87111 505.292.2001 www.nicoa.org This project is supported by a grant from the U.S. …

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American Indian Suicide Rate Increases

WEBThe U.S. suicide rate is up 33 percent since 1999, but for American Indian and Alaska Native women and men, the increase is even greater: 139 percent and 71 …

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AI/AN Health Disparities Fact Sheet

WEB10501 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 210 Albuquerque, NM 87111 505.292.2001 www.nicoa.org This project is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health …

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Sober-Living Scam Targets Native Americans

WEBNative Americans are being targeted in what officials call a multi-million-dollar health care scam. Scammers are targeting Native people from the Navajo Nation …

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What is the Department of Housing and Urban Development

WEBDiverse Elders Coalition 305 Seventh Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10001 T 646-653-5015 F 212-366-1947 diverseelders.org . What is the Department of Housing and …

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Successful Strategies & Lessons Learned from Implementing …

WEB2 Successful Strategies Planning Be flexible in which evidence-based programs to offer. Ask Elders what programs appeal to them rather than making …

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