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International Association for Indigenous Aging

Promising Practice: Food Pathways as Medicine for Dementia in Tribal Communities

By: Mary Ann O'Meara, Mike Splaine, Jolie Crowder Denver Indian Health and Family Service, an Urban Indian Health Program, hosts the Spirit Within Project. The project offers workshops focused on traditional food and foodways and traditional and contemporary movement, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Denver program aims to improve ...

Promising Practice: Increasing Dementia Knowledge and Skills in Tribal Primary Care and Public Health Nursing

When Josea Kramer, Ph.D., began working at the Veterans Health Administration (VA), she asked, “How can the VA and the Indian Health Service (IHS) work together to improve care for elders?” After the VA and IHS agreed to share certain resources, such as education, that answer became clear. As the Associate Director for Education/Evaluation of ...

Promising Practice: Native’s Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research

By: Mike Splaine Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common form of dementia. Still, little data exist on the risk and prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Natives Engaged in Alzheimer's Research is a multi-site, multi-project initiative to examine Alzheimer's Disease in Native communities and launch interventions to ...

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