5167.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

International and Cross Cultural Issues in Health Care for the Elderly

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: To examine cultural issues related to health services for the elderly
Presider(s):Bleddyn Davies, PHD
2:30 PMData analyses on the health care expenditures for the elderly and long-term care in Japan
Manami Hori
2:45 PMChronic physical health conditions and health-related quality of life among older American Indians and Non-American Indians
Turner Goins, PHD, Catherine Hennessy, DrPH, Clark Denny, PhD, Dedra Buchwald, MD
3:00 PMIdentification of risk factors, barriers, and severity for emergency room asthma in Puerto Rico
Frederico Montealegre, PhD
3:15 PMSan Diego providers prepare to meet LGBT seniors' needs: Asset mapping & capacity building
James Zians, Gail Souare, MPH
3:30 PMIntergenerational service-learning and health promotion as a means to reduce age, ethnic, racial, and economic stereotypes: A national program
Daniel Leviton, PhD
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
Cosponsors:International Health; Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA