4130.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

Rural Health and Aging

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: To understand factors influencing health care for the elderly in rural communities.
Presider(s):Joan Van Nostrand, DPA
12:30 PMMultidisciplinary health promotion for rural elderly women
Dr. Nancy Blume, PhD, ARNP-CNS
12:45 PMPolypharmacy: A potential for disaster among rural elderly
L. Fleming Fallon, MD, DrPH, J. Steven Fulks, PhD
1:00 PMRural grandparents raising grandchildren: Promoting health and social wellness through community collaboration
Susan E. Closson, MSN, RNCS, Martha M. Giddings, PhD, LCSW, Kelly S. Vandenberg, MSN, RN, CMCN
1:15 PMSocial capital and end-of-life care in rural communities
K. Allen Greiner, MD, MPH, James N. Burdine, DrPH, Stergios T. Roussos, MPH
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
Cosponsors:Medical Care; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA