3259.0 Immigrant and Minority Issues in Aging

Monday, November 8, 2010: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Development and validation of a new measure to assess Hypertension Self-Care Activity Level Effects (H-SCALE)
Jan Warren-Findlow, PhD and Rachel Seymour, PhD
  
Board 2
Psychological needs of Japanese American elders: Implications for culturally competent interventions
Sayaka Machizawa, PsyD and Denys T. Lau, PhD
Board 3
Edentulism among middle-aged and older Asian Americans
Bei Wu, PhD, Brenda Plassman, PhD, Jersey Liang, PhD, Corey Remle, PhD and Xiao Luo
Board 4
Community and individual race/ethnicity associated with health-related home care use among older adults in the United States
James B. Kirby, PhD and Denys T. Lau, PhD
Board 5
Using a Structural Equation Modeling approach to defining and measuring quality of life of elderly Chinese Americans
Yi-Ling Pan, PhD, RD, Frederick L. Newman, PhD and Susan P. Himburg, PhD, RD
Board 6
Assessing nutrient adequacy, nutritional risk, body mass index, appetite, food practices, and diet satisfaction among elderly Chinese living in South Florida
Yi-Ling Pan, PhD, RD, Frederick L. Newman, PhD, Susan P. Himburg, PhD, RD, Fatma G. Huffman, PhD, RD and Zisca Dixon, PhD, RD
Board 7
Does Lack of Social Supports Predict Functional Decline among the Old in Japan?: A 4 year Follow-up Study from the AGES Project
Chiyoe Murata, PhD, MPH, Yoshitaka Saito, PhD, Toshiyuki Ojima, Hiroshi Hirai and Katsunori Kondo, PhD, MD
Board 8
Does Employment Improve Health Status of the Elderly?: Seeking Evidence From Korea
Jin Young Choi, MPH, MS, PhD and Suk-Won Lee, PhD
Board 9
Addressing Health Disparities in Hispanic Elders through Community Oriented Coalitions at a National Level
Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH, Jenny Tsai, MPH, Melissa Klein, MD MPH and Jaime Gofin, MD, MPH
Board 10
Relationships between mental health and chronic disease: Findings from a 5 community study of rural Hispanic immigrants
Karen E. Peters, DrPH, Marcela Garces, MD, MSPH, Sergio Cristancho, PhD, Adriana Bautista, MD, Emilio Araujo, Lora Oswald, BA, Maria Silva, DDS and Alejandra Valencia, DDS, MPH

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Organized by: Gerontological Health (newly approved name Aging & Public Health)
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Social Work

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