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Vision and Aging (A Collaborative Session with the Aging & Public Health and Vision Care Sections)

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Describe the results of the National Eye Health Education Program’s comprehensive, multichannel outreach intended for older adults, caregivers, and the media. Describe the association between impairment of visual acuity and domain specific cognitive function in the elderly. Describe the role mild visual impairment plays in self-care behaviors among older adults. Assess the association between state-level Older Americans Act expenditures and diabetes-related outcomes among adults aged 65 years and older.
Moderator:
John Crews

12:30pm
Promoting Eye Health Among Older Adults: Results from the National Eye Health Education Program's Communication and Outreach Activities   
John McInerney, MA and Neyal J. Ammary-Risch, MPH, MCHES
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
12:50pm
Impairment of visual acuity and cognitive function details in elderly hispanics: Results from the hispanic established population for epidemiological study of the elderly (HEPESE), Wave 6, 2006-2007   
Malinee Neelamegam, B.Biomed Sc, MBA, MPH and Sharad Malavade, MD, DNB (Ophth.) MPH, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:10pm
Just out of sight: Mild visual impairment and its impact on self-care   
Rachel O'Conor, MPH, Julia Yoshino Benavente, MPH, Laura Curtis, MS, Eleanor Small, Molly Davies and Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
1:30pm
Social services expenditures and diabetes outcomes among older adults   
Erika Rogan, MSc and Elizabeth Bradley, MBA, PhD

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

Organized by: Aging & Public Health
Endorsed by: Vision Care, Community Health Planning and Policy Development, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Disability

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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