4124.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Culture, Race and Health Care for the Aged

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Board 1Culturally responsive techniques and programs to enhance service delivery to diverse aging populations
Evelyn Yee, MPP, MPH, Carricchi Lopez Ana, MA
Board 2Decreasing health disparities of older Hispanic populations: An interdisciplinary service learning course on spanish language, culture, and health concepts
Linda L. Strong, EdD, RN, Michelle Lusardi, PhD, PT, Michael Emery, EdD, PT, Beverlea Tallant, PhD, OT(c)
Board 3Eliminating Health Disparities: The Role of Health Literacy
Joanne G. Schwartzberg, MD
Board 4Initiatives to Reduce Health Care Disparities in the Disadvantaged: The 6th Scope of Work for HCFA's Peer Review Organizations
Edwin D. Huff, PhD, Louise Roumagoux, MSN, MPH, John Hebb, PhD, Irwin Goldzweig, MS
Board 5Psychosocial isues of dealing with aging
David Ajuluchukwu, PhD, Tami Faulk, CCDC
Board 6Patterns of health care utilization by rural Hispanic and non-Hispanic white (NHW) elders: The San Luis Valley Health and Aging Study (SLVHAS)
Lucinda L. Bryant, PhD, MSHA, Judith Baxter, MA, Sharon Scarbro, MS, Susan M. Shetterly, MS
Board 7Perceived health care needs of Korean elderly living in Korea
Hye-A Yeom
Board 8Policy and programmatic issues of elderly population: Bangladesh experience
Sharif Mohammed Ismail Hossain, Ubaidur Rob
Board 9Psychosocial consequences of involuntary childlessness in late life
Melinda S. Forthofer, PhD
Board 10"Work 'til I drop": Portraits of older American farmers
Deborah B Reed, PhD, Deborah T Claunch, BBA
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
Cosponsors:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Epidemiology; Health Administration; Social Work; Socialist Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA