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Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link Newsletter, Vol. 2, Iss. 8, November/December 2006
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Vol. 2, Iss. 8 includes a faculty spotlight on Mona Sarfaty, an article on Richard Wender becoming President of the American Cancer Society and Jefferson presenters at the upcoming American Public Health Association meeting.
Carah's Bookshelf
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Occupational Therapy and Dementia Care: The Home Environmental Skills-Building Program for Individuals and Families
by Laura N. Gitlin, PhD and Mary Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L with contributors, published by AOTA Press, the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
ISBN: 1569002037
Based on over 15 years of research, the book presents the Home Environmental Skill-building Program (ESP), an evidence-based intervention to support families and persons with dementia and enhance quality of life. The book provides the theoretical and empirical evidence for the program and describes its protocols in depth.
Physical Function in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Meaning and Measurement
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Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue
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For easy printing, the full newsletter is available as a single PDF.
We Are Seeking Participants For The Following Studies
We Are Seeking Participants For The Following Studies
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Title: Experience of Suffering in Old Age
Funding Source: National Institute on Aging
Principal Investigator: Helen K. Black, PhD
Target population: Philadelphia area residents over the age of 80 years old.
This 4-year study examines the experience of suffering and its relation to health, gender, and ethnicity among community dwelling elders aged 80+ using the open-ended interview schedule as its primary tool. This project explores through qualitative research the under-studied construct of suffering in later life and how suffering affects mental, physical and spiritual health.
Participants are interviewed in their homes on three occasions and are paid for their interviews. …
New Award: Carah And Germantown's Center In The Park Awarded $2.2 Million To Study Mental Health Of Older African-American Adults
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Why do older African-Americans tend to report less depression than Whites although they have poorer health and higher rates of chronic illness?
Research from the past 15 years consistently shows health disparities between Whites and minorities in the United States. African-Americans, in particular, are at higher risk than Caucasians for serious health conditions such as stroke, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and mild cognitive impairment. These chronic conditions typically contribute to depression in elders as a whole. However, the rates of depression for African-Americans are unclear with many studies reporting lower depression than in Whites and others reporting the reverse.
This …
Project Able Featured By Reuters Health Service
Project Able Featured By Reuters Health Service
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CARAH's randomized trial, Project ABLE (Advancing Better Living for Elders), funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the May, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, was recently featured by Reuters Health service, the world's leading provider of medical and healthcare news.
This study tested a six-month intervention in which people received four 90-minute visits with an occupational therapist, as well as one 20-minute telephone contact, and one 90-minute physical therapy visit and home modifications provided by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. Of 319 men and women 70 years of age and older, half …
Geriatric Education Update
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Despite extensive government cutbacks in funding for aging research and elimination of federal support for geriatric and gerontological training, Jefferson has launched exciting new programs in this area. The year-old Division of Geriatric Medicine, housed within the Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, is under the directorship of Dr. Christine Arenson. In collaboration with CARAH, the Dept. of Occupational Therapy and the Dept. of Nursing, the Division has received funding for a Geriatric Education Center. In addition to Drs. Arenson and Gitlin, participants in this initiative include Dr. Cecelia Borden (Dept. of Nursing), Stephen Kern (Dept. of Occupational Therapy), Nancy …
2005 Dementia Conference Attracts Record Turn Out
2005 Dementia Conference Attracts Record Turn Out
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The 6th annual Dementia Management Conference - "New Directions in Providing Care to Patients and their Families" - was held on February 4, 2005 in the Bluemle Auditorium. This successful conference was co-sponsored by the Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Farber Institute for Neurosciences. In attendance were over 115 health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, researchers, and family members.
Attendees had the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of a panel of nationally recognized experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. …
Message From Dean Erdman, James B. Erdman
Message From Dean Erdman, James B. Erdman
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Congratulations to the Center and its Director, Dr. Laura Gitlin, on the inaugural issue of CARAH’s newsletter. In our discussions of the development of CARAH, one of the principal goals of the Center is its educational mission as is clear from the other information contained in this publication. Committed as the Center’s research professionals are to improving the health and quality of life of our seniors, it is not enough to conduct research that has the potential to provide significant help and support for patients and their caregivers. Those findings must also be disseminated, must be translated into action, must …
Graduating "Seniors" Of Center In The Park's Harvest Health Program
Graduating "Seniors" Of Center In The Park's Harvest Health Program
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"I have been to many health classes but none like this. This class was great and well organized."
"When I wake up I start exercising in bed. The Harvest Health classes have motivated me. I am now exercising 6 days a week."
"I use a motorized wheelchair, and I walk only a few steps. Thanks to the support from my classmates and the instructors, I achieved my action plan and am now walking in the corridor at Center in the Park. The program has motivated me to achieve my goals."
These are the accolades that Project Director Delores Palmer hears …
Message From Dr. Laura Gitlin, Director Of Carah, Laura N. Gitlin
Message From Dr. Laura Gitlin, Director Of Carah, Laura N. Gitlin
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Welcome to the first issue of CenterPieces, the newsletter of the Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health.
Aging is a highly personal phenomenon. It obviously affects each of us on an individual, familia, and socio-political-economic level. Only a short 50 years ago, aging was viewed as a disease rather than a natural and important stage of human development. Although older people are at increased risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke, falls and cognitive impairments, more so than any other age group, new scientific breakthroughs show that frailty and physical and cognitive decline is a complex phenomenon and not …
New Publications From The Department Of Health Policy
New Publications From The Department Of Health Policy
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Forum Fall 2006
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Jefferson Medical College And Widener University Join Their Cohorts At The Fourth Annual North American Md/Mba Conference, Caryl E. Carpenter
Jefferson Medical College And Widener University Join Their Cohorts At The Fourth Annual North American Md/Mba Conference, Caryl E. Carpenter
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
The Power Of Goal Setting, Claresa Levetan
The Power Of Goal Setting, Claresa Levetan
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Predictors And Outcomes Of Physician Lifelong Learning, Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella, J. Jon Veloski
Predictors And Outcomes Of Physician Lifelong Learning, Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella, J. Jon Veloski
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Department Of Health Policy Hosts 12th Annual Summer Seminar
Department Of Health Policy Hosts 12th Annual Summer Seminar
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Can The Internet Help Combat Obesity At The Workplace?, Sandra Yetman, Christopher N. Sciammana
Can The Internet Help Combat Obesity At The Workplace?, Sandra Yetman, Christopher N. Sciammana
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Jmc Students’ Knowledge Of The U.S. Healthcare System, Daniel Z. Louis
Jmc Students’ Knowledge Of The U.S. Healthcare System, Daniel Z. Louis
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Disciplinary Action By State Medical Boards And Unprofessional Behavior In Medical School, J. Jon Veloski, Susan Rattner
Disciplinary Action By State Medical Boards And Unprofessional Behavior In Medical School, J. Jon Veloski, Susan Rattner
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.
Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellowship Program To Be Launched, Neil Goldfarb
Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellowship Program To Be Launched, Neil Goldfarb
Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)
No abstract provided.