Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 208.535. Commission, duties

(a) Contain an overview of the special health, psychological and social needs of minority older Missourians with particular attention to low-income minority older individuals;

(b) Identify specific diseases and health conditions for which minority older individuals are at greater risk than the general population;

(c) Identify problems experienced by minority older individuals in obtaining services from governmental agencies;

(d) Identify programs at the state and local level designed to specifically meet the needs of minority older individuals; and

(e) Recommend program improvements and services at the state and local level designed to address the special unmet needs of the minority older population;

(a) Programs and services needed by minority older individuals;

(b) The extent to which existing programs do not meet the needs of minority older individuals;

(c) The accessibility of existing programs to minority older individuals;

(d) The availability and adequacy of information regarding existing services;

(e) Health problems that minority older individuals experience at a higher rate than the nonminority older population; and

(f) Financial, social and other barriers experienced by minority older individuals in obtaining needed services;