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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHEROKEE NATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A NATIONWIDE ELDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in behalf of the Cherokee people; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, long-term care, a category that includes health promotion, home health services, personal care, housekeeping assistance, home delivered meals, skilled nursing care, assisted living, and other in-home services, is an emerging unmet need in Indian Country; and
WHEREAS, three National Resource Centers (North Dakota, Alaska and Hawaii) have been awarded grants through the Administration on Aging (AoA), Department of Health & Human Services, to collaborate and provide technical assistance on the health and social needs of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian elderly and assist these groups in conducting a needs assessment which is a requirement for their AoA grant; and
WHEREAS, the needs assessment is designed to yield information on the following Native elder health care needs:
General Health Status
Activities of Daily Living
Visual, Hearing, and Dental
Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Nutrition, Exercise, and Excess Weight
Social Support, Housing, and Work
WHEREAS, in addition to providing technical assistance, the three National Resource Centers on Native Aging are required, by the Older Americans Act, to perform research and disseminate the results of the research; and
WHEREAS, the three National Resource Centers on Native Aging are asking Tribes throughout the nation to volunteer to participate in a partnership arrangement, to identify the needs of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian elders nationwide, in which the resource centers and the Tribe/consortium will each assume responsibilities:
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