About Us

This page is dedicated to highlighting the wonderful work GWEPs are doing in support of this consortium's mission to create culturally-centered education and training that honors their traditions while improving healthcare quality and engagement with healthcare.

Hawai'i

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Iowa

Indigenous people play an important role in shaping Iowa’s history and its current culture and society. Over 20,000 Native persons from all over North America live in Iowa, where 10% of the population is 65 or older. Establishing an education and training program aimed at integrating Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) and dementia-friendly care into Indigenous health settings in partnership with state GWEPs and Tribal, Tribal Organizations, Underserved and/or Rural (TTOUR) sites strengthens and maintains a supportive workforce with the knowledge and skill to provide care to older Indigenous adults. Fostering culturally responsive, age-friendly care through partnerships and collective collaborative approaches promotes an inclusive environment where Indigenous people across Iowa can age in place and thrive.

Minnesota

The purpose of the Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program  is to work in collaboration with community partners in educating and training the healthcare and supportive workforces to care for the older adults of Minnesota. Our goal in doing this is to provide Age-Friendly (AF) and Dementia-Friendly (DF) care to older adults in integrated geriatrics and primary care sites located at tribal, tribal organizational, underserved, and rural (TTOUR) settings in the state of Minnesota.

North Dakota

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Oklahoma

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Washington

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Wyoming

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