5121.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
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| Learning Objectives: 1) To understand differences between rural and urban elderly populations. 2) To understand issues related to provision of health services in rural areas. 3) To become knowledgable about programs available to rural older Americans | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Joan Van Nostrand, DPA | ||||
| Falls among the elderly in rural settings L. Fleming Fallon, MD, DrPH, PhD, J. Steven Fulks, PhD, Glenn Shields, DSW, William King, PhD | ||||
| Trends in aging, functional status and community living: Rural verusus urban comparisons Elaine Jurkowski, MSW, PhD | ||||
| Community-Based Screening for Nutritional and Functional Risk Among Rural Older Adults Joseph R. Sharkey, MPH, RD, Pamela S. Haines, DrPH, RD | ||||
| Practical approaches to improving immunizations for rural elderly Jennifer Kelly, MS, Kathleeen Schwartz, MPH, Ruth Ann Tsukuda, MPH, Joyce DeMonnin, MPH | ||||
| Disparities in Nutritional Risk Among Black and White Older Adults in Rural Areas: The Home-Delivered Meals Program Joseph R. Sharkey, MPH, RD, Pamela S. Haines, DrPH, RD | ||||
| Sponsor: | Gerontological Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Disability Forum; Epidemiology; Health Administration; Social Work | |||