The Federal Interagency Task Force represents departments and agencies of the Federal Government with an interest in older Indians and their welfare. One of the goals of the task force is to promote coordination and improvement of services to older Indians.
The AoA Director, Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs, chairs the task force. Its goals are to:
- Share information and resources with other members of the task force to improve coordination of programs and services for older Indians
- Increase access to and availability of programs and services for older Indians
- Simplify and streamline community systems for delivering programs and services to older Indians
- Assist tribes as they plan, implement, and administer programs and services for the benefit of older Indians
Task Force members participate on one of two subcommittees. The Long Term Care Resource Committee is chaired by the Indian Health Service, and the Data Committee is chaired by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Long Term Care committee's purpose is to develop a resource list of federal grants and programs that Tribes can explore as they look at funding for services for the elderly. The Data Committee will look at national data about Indian elders particularly in the areas of health indicators, transportation, labor and employment issues, as well as elder abuse.
Long Term Care Resource Committee
Dr. Bruce Finke, Indian Health Service (Chair)
Captain Pelagie Snesrud, Center for Disease Control
Jan Newsome, Senior Corp
Dr. Frances Murphy, Department of Veterans Affairs
Lois Engel, Department of Labor
Sue Harris, Green Department of Agriculture
Sue Maselink, Department of Transportation, DOT
Dr. Thomas Finch, Departments of Education, Health and Human Services
Data Committee
Dr. Kenneth Bryson, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Chair)
Francis Gros Louis, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Vance Teel, Social Security Administration
Dorothy Dupree, Center for Medicare/Medicaid
David Saffert, Department of Agriculture
Evangeline Campbell, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior
Dr. Caroline E. Crocoll, Department of Agriculture
