Elder Resource Centers

The National Resource Center on Native American Aging

The National Resource Center on Native American Aging is committed to identifying Native elder health and social issues. Through education, training, and technical assistance, we assist in developing community-based solutions to improve the quality of life and delivery of related support services to the Native aging population.

Hā Kūpuna

Hā Kūpuna, the National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, is one of three National Resource Centers for Native Elders funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA), Department of Health and Human Services. Funded since 2006, Hā Kūpuna seeks to improve health and increase life expectancy of our treasured kūpuna (Native Hawaiian elders).

National Resource Center for American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Elders

The National Resource Center for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders (UAA NRC) is located on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus within the College of Health. The UAA NRC focuses on four priority areas which include Alaska Native elder health; elder abuse; long term including in home care; and networking and collaboration. The UAA NRC works to enhance culturally appropriate knowledge about Alaska Native elders in each priority area and then makes this knowledge accessible so that service providers and programs can incorporate it into their service delivery.

Native American Elder Justice Initiative

The Native American Elder Justice Initiative (NAEJI) was created to address the lack of culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation in Indian Country. Some of the undertakings of the initiative will include:

• Establish a resource center on elder abuse to assist tribes in addressing indigenous elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
• Identify and make available existing literature, resources and tribal codes that address indigenous elder abuse;
• Develop and disseminate culturally appropriate and responsive resources for use by tribes, care providers, law enforcement and other stakeholders.

NAEJI is funded by the Administration for Community Living to provide research, education, and training for the identification and prevention of elder abuse in Indigenous communities. This program serves American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian elders in an effort to improve their quality of life. The project is housed at the International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2).