Native Urban Elder Needs Assessment Survey (NUENAS 1.0)

The Native Urban Elder Needs Assessment Survey (NUENAS 1.0) project developed a survey specific to Native Urban Elders (aged 55 and over), administered the survey to urban centers, analyzed the results, and sent the results back to the urban centers. The centers will use the data to identify priority needs and secure resources to address these needs. Technical assistance was provided, pre- and post-survey, as part of the project.

NUENAS 1.0 was developed through the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA). The results of the survey are below, in two formats: a report and data booklet.

Survey Results

• 2023 Final Report
  NUENAS: Aggregate Data from Across the United States (PDF) | Flip Book
• 2023 Data Book
  NUENAS: A Survey of Urban Elders (PDF) | Flip Book
  

Supplemental Documents

• Executive Summary
• Key Findings
• Comparisons Across Urban, Tribal, and National Data
  When compared with tribal and national data, the numbers for urban Native Elders indicate increased needs in several different areas.
• Aggregate Data Infographic
• Frailty and Physical Functioning Infographic
• Culture and Nutrition Infographic

Coalition on Urban Indian Aging

The Coalition on Urban Indian Aging was created as an advisory board, made up of project partners. The coalition was created to promote NUENAS 1.0.

To learn more about the survey, view the Survey FAQ.

Partners

• AARP
• Administration for Community Living
• National Council of Urban Indian Health
• National Indian Council on Aging
• National Resource Center on Native American Aging
• University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health