Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century

Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH. Based on a national two-day symposium (see title), which was held on October 21-22, 1996, in Cleveland, Ohio. Presents the need for awareness for the ethical, physical, and cultural issues in African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian American groups. For researchers and policymakers.

Robert H. Binstock, PhD, is Professor of Aging, Health, and Society at Case Western Reserve University Sandra A. Black, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Geriatrics in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Heidi Chirayath, MA, is a doctoral student in Sociology at Case Western Reserve University Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities at The George Washington University, where he also holds the positions of Professor of Psychiatry and of Health Care Sciences Chad L. Deal, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and Medical Director of the Osteoporosis Center at the University Hospitals of Cleveland Clark H. Denny, PhD, is an epidemiologist with the Division of Adult and Community Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mary McKinney Edmonds, PhD, PT, Dsc(hon), FAPTA, is Vice Provost and Dean for Student Affairs Emerita, Special Assistant to the Provost 1997--to the present, Stanford University; Clinical Professor, Health Research and Policy, and Affiliate Core Faculty, Geriatric Education Center, Stanford School of Medicine Stephanie J. FallCreek, DSW, LISW, is Executive Director of the Fairhill Center for Aging Atwood D. Gaines, PhD, MPH, is Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, He is also a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Medical School Marie R. Haug, PhD, is Professor of Sociology and Director Emerita of the University Center on Aging and Health at Case Western Reserve University Catherine Hagan Hennessy, DrPH, MA, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert John, PhD, is the Joseph A. Biedenham Chair of Gerontology, Northeast Louisiana University Gerontology Program Sharon Jones, MSN, RN, CNAA, has served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland, since March 1991. She also serves as a faculty member at the Cleveland State University Department of Nursing Boaz Kahana, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Cleveland State University Eva Kahana, PhD, is Pierce T. and Elizabeth D. Robson Professor of Humanities, Chair of the Department of Sociology, and Director of the Elderly Care Research Center at Case Western Reserve University Kyle Kercher, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University Cathie King, PhD, is a Project Director at the Elderly Care Research Center of the Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University Kem B. Louie, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, is Chairperson of the Graduate Nursing Program and Professor, College of Mount Saint Vincent Loren Lovegreen, MA, is a National Institute on Aging predoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and the Center on Aging, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Baila Miller, PhD, is Professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Science and the Department of Sociology and the Director of the Mandel Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Institute at Case Western Reserve University Glenn Ostir is a graduate student in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Linda C. Perkowski, PhD, is Director, Office of Educational Programs, University of Texas--Houston Medical School Shiva Satish, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Harvey M. Shankman, MSSA, ACSW, LISW, NHA, is Executive Director of the Eliza Bryant Center in Cleveland E. Percil Stanford, PhD, is Professor and Director of the University Center on Aging in the College of Health and Human Services at San Diego State University. He is also Director of the National Institute on Minority Aging and has served as the Director of the National Resource Center for Minority Aging Populations Christine A. Stroup-Benham, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Senior Medical Educator at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Donald Stull, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology at The University of Akron Anne L. Taylor, MD, FACC, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and Vice Chair, Women's Health Programs, Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University Sara Torres, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Associate Professor and Chair, the Department of Psychiatric and Community Health and Adult Primary Care, School of Nursing, University of Maryland Toni Tripp-Reimer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Iowa College of Nursing Nancy S. Wadsworth, MSSA, LISW, is Associate Program Director of the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center Donna L. Yee, PhD, is Director, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging