The following links are listed here as informational and educational resources only. First Nations Home Health does not endorse or control the content of pages on these external sites.
- DHS (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
DHS touches the lives of one in four Minnesotans with a variety of services intended to help people live as independently as possible. DHS is the state's largest agency, with an annual budget of nearly $11 billion and approximately 7,200 employees located throughout Minnesota. - Minnesota Home Care Association
MHCA provides education, support and advocacy for home care organizations. - Alzheimer's Association
A voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments, and eventually a cure for Alzheimer's. - Children of Aging Parents
This organization assists the nation's nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals, and support. Also, their mission includes to heighten public awareness that the health of family caregivers is essential to ensure quality of care. - American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes, for seniors and people of all ages. - Family Caregiver Alliance
This is the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home, for seniors and people of all ages. FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain in-home caregivers. - Meals on Wheels
Serving the 7 county Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, this organization and its program partners, lead the effort to ensure that individuals in our community receive nutritious meals and the human connection they need to enable them to live independently.
Minnesota Tribal Reservations
- Bois Forte
- Fond du Lac
- Grand Portage
- Leech Lake
- Lower Sioux
- Mille Lacs
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
- Prairie Island
- Red Lake (http://redlakenation.org/)
- Shakopee Mdewakanton
- Upper Sioux
- White Earth
- www.wisdomsteps.org
Wisdom Steps is a partnership among the American Indian communities and the Minnesota Board on Aging that invites Tribal Elders to participate in activities that build their health.
- www.ihs.gov
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/ElderCare
Promoting the development of high-quality care for American Indian and Alaska Native elders by acting as a consultation and liaison resource for IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health programs.
- www.arthritis.org
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions.
- www.medicare.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.
- http://indianhealthboard.com/
Indian Health Board Minneapolis is a medical practice in Minneapolis with 2 doctors whose specialties include General Dentistry. This clinic is located at 1315 East 24th Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55404. Phone: 612-721-9800 Fax: 612-721-7870
- http://ruralhealth.und.edu/
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) helps to identify and increase awareness of evolving Native elder health and social issues and empowers Native people to develop community based solutions.
