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Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
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Author(s): Peggy Halpern |
Organization(s): ASPE Staff |
This report provides information that will help to understand the high rates of obesity among AI/ANs and the nature of preventive interventions and their efficacy. The report contains a literature review that includes research findings pertaining to the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of obesity, and the nature and outcomes of clinical and community-based interventions. Information in the report also addresses activities undertaken by selected federal agencies pertaining to obesity and AI/ANs, a summary of a site visit to the Gila River Indian Community, and directions for future research. |
Published: April, 2007 |
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Gaps and Strategies for Improving American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American Data
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Final Report |
Author(s): Westat |
This report identifies gaps in AI/AN/NA data on health and well-being, strategies for improving AI/AN/NA data availability and quality, and some current initiatives underway within HHS and other federal agencies that are intended to improve these data. |
Published: January, 2007 |
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Data on Health and Well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Other Native Americans
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Data Catalog |
Organization(s): Westat |
This data catalog is a compilation of existing data sources pertaining to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) populations. In the first component of this project, the contractor has identified existing sources of socioeconomic and health data using national and some state-level surveys. Information on 68 data sources including their characteristics and limitations is included in the catalog. This data catalog is a valuable reference for researchers, analysts and policymakers interested in AI/AN/NA issues. |
Published: December, 2006 |
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Barriers to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American Access to DHHS Programs
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Organization(s): Westat |
The purpose of this project was to increase understanding of the programmatic and administrative barriers preventing American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native American (AI/AN/NA) communities from more fully participating in those HHS grants programs for which they are eligible. This study gathered information on the perspectives of both HHS program officials and tribal representatives on funding barriers and related issues, identified for HHS the most significant barriers to grants access for AI/AN/NAs, and considered strategies for improving access. The main components of this project included a survey of, and focus group with, HHS officials, discussions with representatives of AI/AN/NA groups, and consultations with an HHS-tribal workgroup at each juncture of the project. Lessons learned about reducing barriers to funding in other recent HHS initiatives targeting special populations informed the study. |
Published: March, 2006 |
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Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
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Author(s): Walter Hillabrant, Judy Earp, Mack Rhoades, and Nancy Pindus |
Organization(s): Support Services International and the Urban Institute, subcontractors to Mathematica Policy Research |
American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages have embraced the goals, objectives, and programs associated with welfare reform, but the lack of jobs limits the success of tribal programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW). The lack of jobs is one of the biggest problems in Indian Country. Recognizing the scope and importance of this problem, the federal government has promoted business and economic development (BD/ED) in Indian country. This report presents findings from a Mathematica study, done under the WtW evaluation, of economic development initiatives in eight tribes (Cheyenne River Sioux, Citizen Potawatomi, Colville Confederated Tribes, Gila River, Mississippi Choctaw, Navajo Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes, and Turtle Mountain Chippewa) and two Alaska Native corporations (Bristol Bay Native Corporation and Doyon Limited). |
Published: August, 2004 |
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Operating TANF:
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Opportunities and Challenges for Tribes and Tribal Consortia |
Author(s): Walter Hillabrant and Mack B. Rhoades, Jr. Nancy Pindus |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research. |
This report, fromf HHS' congressionally mandated evaluation of DOL's Welfare-to-Work Grants Program, describes the challenges and successes of ten tribal grantees in planning, implementing, and operating tribal TANF, the tribal welfare program with the most participants and the largest budget. Main findings address the process by which tribes make the decision to operate a tribal TANF program, the importance of a coordinated TANF plan, strategies for transitioning the program from state to tribal control, administrative and reporting challenges, and successes in adapting the program to reflect tribal cultural needs and values. |
Published: August, 2003 |
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13 Indicators of Quality Child Care:
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Research Update |
Author(s): Richard Fiene |
Organization(s): Pennsylvania State University, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, University of Colorado |
This research update synthesizes literature around the health and safety standards for out-of-home child care. The report uses 13 indicators of health and safety for quality child care, such as staff training, child:staff ratio, immunizations, emergency planning, etc, and examines existing evidence to support how these 13 indicators protect children from harm. The report, a collaboration with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, was prepared by the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care at the University of Colorado and written by Richard Fiene, Pennsylvania State University.
Pamphlet: A Parent's Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care (HTML version). For printing, the PDF version. |
Published: April, 2002 |
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Extending the Utility of Federal Data Bases
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Author(s): Joseph Waksberg, Daniel Levine, David Marker |
Organization(s): Westat |
These two reports assess the capability of several federal surveys to provide data on major subgroups of Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islanders (e.g. Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Chinese, and Filipinos) and on American Indian or Alaska Natives (AIANs). The Task 2 Report: Inventory of Selected Existing Federal Databases, May 2000, contains an inventory of major databases used by HHS analysts with information about how the race/ethnicity response categories were designed, interviewing policies, sample sizes, and publication policies. The Task 3 Report: Extending the Utility of Federal Databases, May 2000, assesses the ability of the databases to provide data of adequate precision on selected Hispanic and API subgroups and AIANs. The report also suggests and evaluates methods to enhance the ability of surveys to provide reasonably reliable statistics about these populations. |
Published: May, 2000 |
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Inventory of Selected Existing Federal Databases
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Author(s): Joseph Waksberg, Daniel Levine, David Marker |
Organization(s): Westat |
These two reports assess the capability of several federal surveys to provide data on major subgroups of Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islanders (e.g. Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Chinese, and Filipinos) and on American Indian or Alaska Natives (AIANs). The Task 2 Report: Inventory of Selected Existing Federal Databases, May 2000, contains an inventory of major databases used by HHS analysts with information about how the race/ethnicity response categories were designed, interviewing policies, sample sizes, and publication policies. The Task 3 Report: Extending the Utility of Federal Databases, May 2000, assesses the ability of the databases to provide data of adequate precision on selected Hispanic and API subgroups and AIANs. The report also suggests and evaluates methods to enhance the ability of surveys to provide reasonably reliable statistics about these populations. |
Published: May, 2000 |
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Evaluation of the Tribal Welfare-to-Work Grants Program:
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Initial Implementation Findings |
Author(s): Walter Hillabrant and Mack B. Rhoades, Jr., Nancy Pindus and John Trutko |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research, Support Services International, and The Urban Institute |
The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program supplements other program resources that American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages can draw on to address the employment needs of their members. One percent of the overall $3 billion that Congress appropriated for the WtW grants program in the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 was set aside for a tribal WtW program. Thus, a total of $30 million was awarded to tribal grantees in fiscal years (FY) 1998 and 1999. These resources and other resources are available to tribes to help the most disadvantaged welfare recipients make the transition from welfare to work.
This report, based on site visits to a diverse sample of 10 tribal WtW grantees in fall 1999 and spring 2000, describes how the tribal WtW program has been implemented in Indian country, problems encountered, and promising approaches developed. The report takes a broad view of tribal program implementation, describing the policy context for WtW, the special circumstances of tribes, the program framework for WtW implementation, the nature of the program services, and, finally, lessons learned for the future. |
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