5035.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Minority Health and Aging

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: To understand issues related to minorities and aging.
Presider(s):Karen Scott Collins, MD, MPH
8:30 AMComparison of oral health related quality of life in aging minority populations
Dionne B. Johnson, DDS, MPH, Mark E. Moss, DDS, PhD
8:45 AMEffect of knowledge of bone mineral density on osteoporosis prevention behaviors among older minority women
L. Kenyon, BA, C. Unson, PhD, E. Zayas, BA, K. Prestwood, MD
9:00 AMEffects of race/ethnic origin and socio-economic status on recruitment of older women to a clinical trial involving estrogen replacement therapy
Christine G. Unson, PhD, Lisa Kenyon, BA, Karen Prestwood, MD
9:15 AMObesity risk in minority elderly
Debra C. Wallace, PhD RN, Eugene C. Fitzhugh, PhD, CHES
9:30 AMSocial support, service use, and health outcomes among frail elderly in home health care: Similarities and disparities across racial/ethnic groups
Timothy Peng, PhD, Maryam Navaie-Waliser, DrPH, Penny Feldman, PhD
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
Cosponsors:Latino Caucus; Public Health Nursing; Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA