Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Disability Information
VHA Office of Rural Health Quarterly Newsletter
The National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information
Indian Health Service (IHS) Quality of Care
The IHS Quality of Care website reports on the quality of care provided to American Indian and Alaska Native patients. IHS patients can compare the performance of the IHS facility where they receive care to the performance of other IHS facilities within their area.
IHS Primary Car Provider Newsletter
Diabetes Prevention and Management
Learning module that contains information, tools, and resources to help prevent and manage diabetes in older adults. The module was created by the American Society on Aging, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Diabetes Education Program for professionals serving older adults.
Federal Agencies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Health Disparities Experienced by American Indians and Alaska Natives (PDF)
Alzheimer's Association:
The association is a nonprofit organization offering information and support services to people with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and their families.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Medicaid Program provides medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources. Medicare provides health insurance coverage to Americans age 65 and older. www.cms.hhs.gov
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security benefits can provide much needed support for you and your family when you retire, if you become disabled, and when you die. You can apply online for Social Security retirement, disability or spouses' benefits. Also, Food Stamp benefits are available to elders and low-income families.
Visit the SSA American Indian/Alaska Natives website
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
The NCPSSM serves as an advocate for the landmark federal programs of Social Security and Medicare and for all Americans who seek a healthy, productive and secure retirement. Each year the National Committee hosts dozens of public forums, workshops and townhall meetings across the country on health and retirement matters.
American Indian Health, National Library of Medicine
An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of American Indians.
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov
Private Organizations, Non-profits, and Foundations
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. The foundation focuses on improving both the health and healthcare of everyone in America.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on major health care issues facing the U.S. Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies.
Legal and Historical Roots of Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Natives in the United States
A study of American Indians' and Alaska Natives' access to health care conducted by researchers from the Urban Institute, University of Arizona, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
The NNAAPC helps organizations plan, develop and manage HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, care, and treatment programs.
Articles
New York Times - Giving Alzheimer's Patients Their way, Even Chocolate
Researchers Helping Electric-Wheelchair Users Move More Easily
