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Stephen F. Austin State University

Higher Education

Diversity Conference

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Health And Religious Behaviors In Later Life, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin Feb 2021

Health And Religious Behaviors In Later Life, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin

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The study is a secondary analysis utilizing data collected at two time periods (2000, 2006) from the Social Capital Community Survey (Saguaro, et al., 2009). The data set is a national survey of community dwelling older adults aged 55-100 (2000, N=3044; 2006, N=2011). To address the research question, three-step hierarchical regressions were conducted. Results indicated that those with better incomes, higher education, were married, Caucasian, were relatively younger, and reported higher frequency of religious attendance reported significantly better health. Although minority status was negatively associated with health, when African American and Hispanic older adults attended religious services frequently, their reported …


Learning From Hsi Success Stories - Opportunities For Implementation At Sfa, Sarah Straub, Wilma Cordova Feb 2021

Learning From Hsi Success Stories - Opportunities For Implementation At Sfa, Sarah Straub, Wilma Cordova

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Participants in this session will first be presented with exemplar initiatives at public universities across Texas that are currently recognized as HSIs. These initiatives will focus on curricular updates, recruitment efforts, and campus physical culture. From these success stories, participants will have conversations about clearly defining purpose, pathways for implementation, how to address potential roadblocks, etc.