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.
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Advanced SearchOvercoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
Walter Hillabrant, Judy Earp, and Mack Rhoades Support Services International Nancy Pindus The Urban Institute, Inc.
Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
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.
Does Arkansas' Cash and Counseling Affect Service Use and Public Costs?
The evaluation of the national Cash and Counseling Demonstration enables researchers to rigorously analyze costs under agency-directed and consumer-directed approaches.
The Effect of Consumer Direction on Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas
The traditional system of providing Medicaid personal care services (PCS) through home care agencies gives consumers few choices about how and when their care is provided. Because some agencies do not provide care on weekends or outside business hours, consumers may not receive care when they need it.
Measures of Material Hardship: Final Report
Prepared for: Julia IsaacsU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Measures of Material Hardship
This report summarizes what is known about the measurement of material hardship and its application to research with low-income families with children. It discusses challenges in defining and measuring material hardship, reviews how such measures have been in recent research, and presents analyses of data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Feasibility Study for the Evaluation of DHHS Programs That Are or May Be Operated Under Tribal Self-Governance
Delivery Order 27 Under Contract No. HHS-100-97-0017 Authors: Kathryn Langwell Cynthia Helba Jo Ann Kauffman Revised: March 3, 2004 Prepared for: