Testimony & Policy Recommendations

• Health Disparities of American Indian Elders in North Dakota
  Date: 06/2008
  Upon request, the NRCNAA prepared this presentation and supplied additional information to the office of Representative Earl Pomeroy for a June 10, 2008 Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on Racial, Ethnic and Gender Healthcare Disparities, Washington, DC.
• Using Data for Decisions, Advocacy, and Policy
  Date: 04/26/2006
  Presented by McDonald, L., Allery, A., Ludtke, R., Muus, K., & Moulton, P. at the Federal Interagency Task Force Meeting on Older American Indians, Washington, DC. Provides an overview of the results from the "Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders" needs assessment surveys conducted by the center and how this data can be used for decision making, advocacy and policy. This presentation was also given at the 18th Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference on Apr 26, 2006.
• Policy Recommendations for Native Elders
  Date: 06/14/2005
  Presented by Ludtke, R. & McDonald, L. at the National Congress of American Indians 2005 Mid-Year Conference, Green Bay, WI. Policy papers based on the results from the "Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders" needs assessment surveys conducted by the National Resource Center on Native American Aging. 1) Disease Prevention Efforts Including Health Promotion, Screening and Wellness Programs; 2) Chronic Disease Management Programs to Prevent Comorbidity and Increase Access to Services; 3) Increase Availability of Home/Community-Based Long-term Care Services in Rural Areas; 4) Increasing Availability of Healthcare and other Services in Rural Reservation Areas; and 5) Increase Incomes and Access to Health Insurance and Medicare for Future Generations of Native Elders'.
• Long Term Care and Health Needs of America's Native American Elders
  Date: 07/10/2002
  Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
  Slides