Defining and Meeting the Needs of Native American Elders: Applied Research onTheir Current Status, Social Service Needs, and Support Network Operation. Taos Pueblo. Volume 10

摘要

Taos Pueblo is located in the north central portion of New Mexico at thefoothills of the Sangre de Cristos Mountains. The city of Taos lies two miles south of the reservation and the largest nearby city is Santa Fe which is approximately 64 miles away. One of the best known of the Pueblos, Taos has survived nearly 1,000 years and is a federally-recognized American Indian tribe. The primary goal of the project was to document the social service needs of Taos elders in order to provide information for social service development or assistance, and to produce a tribal-specific service plan based on the information. The background and community description section presents findings on: Demographic Characteristics; Social Resources; Economic Resources; Mental Health; Physical Health; Activities of Daily Living; Cumulative Impairment Score; and Social Service Needs. The report describes: Social Service Clusters; The Social Service Environment; and A Social Service Plan.