5092.0 Promoting and Integrating Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies Across the Lifespan

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: 8:30 AM
Oral
This session will address the role of social work in promoting the overall well-being of individuals and communities across the life span.
Session Objectives: 1. Explain the relevance of social work in supporting individuals across the life course 2. Discuss the need for holistic care of individuals and communities including mind, body and spirit 3. Define the unique needs of the aging population in relation to community health
Moderator:
Gary Lounsberry, PhD

8:30 AM
Oral health and diabetes among Baltimore adults: Findings from the healthy aging in neighborhoods of diversity across the life span study
Julia Hastings, MSW, PhD, Alan B. Zonderman, PhD and Michele K. Evans, MD
8:50 AM
Reclaiming Healthy Traditions: Findings from an African-American Case Study on Spirituality and Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Arkansas
Gauri Bhattacharya, DSW, ACSW, LCSW (NYS)
9:10 AM
Using community-academic partnerships to create livable communities to promote civic engagement for "boomers" and aging adults
Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Social Work
Endorsed by: Mental Health

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