Post by blackcrowheart on Feb 2, 2006 9:02:00 GMT -5
UND Launches Native Aging Journal
UND Launches Native Aging Journal
www.und.edu/news/NEW_SCRIPTS/newsrelease.jsp?id=1736
The University of North Dakota (UND) recently launched the Journal of
Native Aging and Health to publish scholarly articles that address
aging, health and related issues for Native Americans.
"This journal focuses on care for our elders and helping them age in
as healthy a manner as possible," said Pamela Kalbfleisch, journal
editor and director of UND's School of Communication. "We want to
make a difference in the healthy aging of Native elders."
"Before now, there hadn't been a scholarly journal addressing Native
elder health issues," said Alan Allery, director of the National
Resource Center on Native American Aging at UND's Center for Rural
Health. "Through this journal the science of healthy aging for our
Native elders can be shared with those who are treating them and
providing them services to make their programs more effective."
The inaugural issue highlights research on chronic diseases and
functional limitations, nutrition-related health concerns for
American Indian and Alaska Native elders and the need for dementia
screening and assessment in middle-age and elderly Native Americans.
It also presents a view of dignified aging, titled "Listening to the
voices of our elders."
The Journal of Native Aging and Health is supported by the UND School
of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Center for Rural Health, the UND
School of Communication and the National Resource Center on Native
American Aging.
For more information on the journal call 701-777-2673, e-mail
yearbook@und.nodak.edu or visit www.und.edu/dept/scomm/.
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Contact: Amanda Scurry, Center for Rural Health public information
specialist, 701-777-0871, ascurry@medicine.nodak.edu
UND Launches Native Aging Journal
www.und.edu/news/NEW_SCRIPTS/newsrelease.jsp?id=1736
The University of North Dakota (UND) recently launched the Journal of
Native Aging and Health to publish scholarly articles that address
aging, health and related issues for Native Americans.
"This journal focuses on care for our elders and helping them age in
as healthy a manner as possible," said Pamela Kalbfleisch, journal
editor and director of UND's School of Communication. "We want to
make a difference in the healthy aging of Native elders."
"Before now, there hadn't been a scholarly journal addressing Native
elder health issues," said Alan Allery, director of the National
Resource Center on Native American Aging at UND's Center for Rural
Health. "Through this journal the science of healthy aging for our
Native elders can be shared with those who are treating them and
providing them services to make their programs more effective."
The inaugural issue highlights research on chronic diseases and
functional limitations, nutrition-related health concerns for
American Indian and Alaska Native elders and the need for dementia
screening and assessment in middle-age and elderly Native Americans.
It also presents a view of dignified aging, titled "Listening to the
voices of our elders."
The Journal of Native Aging and Health is supported by the UND School
of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Center for Rural Health, the UND
School of Communication and the National Resource Center on Native
American Aging.
For more information on the journal call 701-777-2673, e-mail
yearbook@und.nodak.edu or visit www.und.edu/dept/scomm/.
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Contact: Amanda Scurry, Center for Rural Health public information
specialist, 701-777-0871, ascurry@medicine.nodak.edu