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5189.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| As our population ages, we must seek ways to protect and improve the health of older adults. The panelists in this session will present a variety of programs that target this important - and growing - segment of our population. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe health promotion interventions for older adults, in accordance with the learning objectives of the individual presentations. | |||
| M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES | |||
| Relationships among nutritional literacy, health literacy and health beliefs in a cohort of older adults James Diamond, PhD, Abbie Schlener, Christine Arenson, MD, Michael P. Rosenthal, MD, Christopher V Chambers, MD | |||
Sound health through Sound Steps: A neighborhood walking program for older adults ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Julie A. Walwick, MSW, Sheryl Schwartz, MPA, Allen Cheadle, PhD, Trevor Gregg, BA, Karen Lewis, BA | |||
| Building friendships and a healthy community: Using social interaction as a vehicle to promote health in a senior population Julie Pham, BS, Priyadarshini Samanta, BDS, Christy Inskip, BA, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, Patti Herring, PhD, RN, Heather Diaz, MPH | |||
| Assessing prostate cancer needs among African American men in St. Louis Ricardo J. Wray, PhD, Stephanie McClure, MPH, Kathryn Stamps, BS | |||
| Correlations of Family History and Perceived Risks, Knowledge, and Practices about Osteoporosis Kele Ding, PhD, Amanda Hewitt, MPH, Noy S. Kay, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Endorsed by: | Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Chiropractic Health Care; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||