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“Growing Pains And Challenges”: Grandfamilies House Four-Year Follow-Up Evaluation, Alison S. Gottlieb, Nina M. Silverstein

Gerontology Institute Publications

During the past decade, there has been increased awareness of issues facing grandparent caregiver families on the part of policymakers and service providers. This awareness has prompted efforts to document the numbers of children being raised by grandparents, to identify challenges faced by grandparents raising grandchildren, and to provide services to meet the needs of these families. National estimates suggest that the numbers of grandparent caregiver families are increasing. Recent estimates suggest that 1.4 million (2%) of all children under 18 live in “skipped generation” families in the United States; similarly, 29,000 (nearly 2%) of all children in Massachusetts live …

Long-Term Care: Informed By Research, Francis G. Caro

Gerontology Institute Publications

Health services research has contributed to health policy and service developments that have led to major improvements in the quality of long-term care in the United States. This policy brief highlights a few areas in which publicly and privately funded research has informed the long-term care field.

University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 10 - June 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Review Of Ageism: Stereotyping And Prejudice Against Older Persons. Todd Nelson (Ed.). Reviewed By Nancy R. Hooyman., Nancy R. Hooyman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Todd Nelson (Ed). Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. $45.95 hardcover.

Review Of Care Work: The Quest For Security. Mary Daly (Ed.). Reviewed By Katherine Van Wormer., Katherine Van Wormer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Mary Daly (Ed.) Care Work: The Quest for Security. Paperback. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2002. $20 papercover.

Providing Health Care For Older Persons In Singapore, Peggy Teo, Angelique Chan, Paulin Straughan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Health care social policy in Singapore has passed the burden of care to the individual and the family on the rationale that it would enable the state to contain the costs of long-term care by channelling some of its funds to community services and to providing essential health services to all Singaporeans and not just the older group. While a wide array of services has come into existence, there is a lack of integration between the available resources and needs of the individual/family and what has been availed at the community and state levels. Part of the problem lies in …

2003-05-30, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Medical Education Digest, Vol. 5 No. 3 (May 15, 2003), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

No abstract provided.

Agenda And Minutes, University Of South Florida Board Of Trustees Meeting, May 15, 2003, University Of South Florida. Board Of Trustees

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

Agenda and minutes for the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees. The majority of the documents relate to the May 15, 2003, meeting of the Board.

2003 Commencement For College Of Health Professions

Jefferson College of Nursing Commencements

No abstract provided.

2003 Commencement For College Of Health Professions

Jefferson College of Health Professions and Jefferson College of Pharmacy

No abstract provided.

Spring Commencement [Program], May 10, 2003, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Honors Day, May 9, 2003, Murray State University

Honors Day Programs

Honors Day Programs, Murray State University. (Digitization and metadata processed by Madison Erwin.)

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, May Commencement 2003, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

May 5, 2003 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, Tampa Campus, May 3, 2003, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Amanda Celeste Hall, Philip Charles Hart, Aida E. Kuri, Sarah Lahlou-Amine, David Joseph Lienhart, Laura Marie Woodruff, David Larocque, Kristen Renee Moore, Kimberly Marie Palubin, Elizabeth Ann Perkins, Rebecca Hope Russell, Carolina Yael Sznajderman, Kelly Suzanne Roark, Jennifer Dean Taylor, Ashley Megan Hopkins, and Gregory Donald Price; Outstanding SEnior - Carlene Rachel Brown; President's Distinguished Citizen - Honorable Dick Greco; Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters - Joy Daugherty; Honorary Doctorate Business Administration - Fassil Gabremariam

Washington University Record, May 2, 2003

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Call To Action To Elders Worldwide: The Need To Highlight Their Abilities, Wisdom, And Compassion As Citizen Diplomats, And Leaders For Social Change, Florence Ross

Peace and Conflict Studies

Excerpt

Kofi Annan (1999), the Secretary-General of the United Nations, noted that, “A Society for All Ages is one that sees elders as both agents and beneficiaries of development. It honors traditional elders in their leadership and consultative role in communities throughout the world.” Older persons are among the world resources most often unseen and overlooked. It therefore becomes necessary to raise the consciousness of older people to their changing role in American and global societies to ensure fulfillment in their eldering years. Prior prejudice against elders has prevented inclusion of their enormous potential, of their accumulated experience and wisdom. …

Utah State University Commencement, 2003 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

110th Annual Commencement of Utah State University

May 2003 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2003 Undergraduate & Graduate Commencement, Lindenwood University

Commencement Programs

Lindenwood University Commencement program.

Learning That Matters, Shelley H. Billig

Special Topics, General

In Georgia, kindergarten and first-grade students conduct a community mapping activity to figure out the needs of the children within the school. Kindergartners new to the school say that the school layout is confusing and it is hard to find their way to the classrooms. Each class considers solutions, and students decide to label the hallways with street signs. Each class brainstorms potential names for the hallways, and first grade students design and conduct a survey. They eliminate names that do not represent positive images. (No Shock Street because it would scare the five-year-olds.) The surveys are administered, the data …

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2003 - 2004, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Nevada "Nurselessness": An Acute Or Chronic Condition? An Examination Of The Etiology And Possible Treatment Alternatives, Jeanine Warren-Newmon

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Data released by the Department of Health and Human Services in February, 2001, revealed that Nevada has the lowest number of registered nurses per 100,000 population in the nation. The state’s population is growing faster than the nursing programs are currently able to produce new graduates. Current predictions are that the existing nursing shortage will become more severe and have a longer duration than has ever before been experienced. While there may not be one single identifiable causative factor, the aging nursing workforce, low unemployment, and the universal nature of the shortage magnify the problem. This paper focuses on the …

Seniors In Public Housing, Jan Mutchler, Francis G. Caro

Gerontology Institute Publications

In recent years, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) discovered that nearly 40% of the seniors (residents aged 62 and over) living in their public housing developments were living in family housing developments rather than in senior/disabled housing developments. Administrators at the BHA were aware that some seniors lived in family developments, but they were committed to learning more systematically about this population and their needs. They turned to the Gerontology Institute at the University at Massachusetts Boston as a partner in this effort. With funding from the Boston Foundation, the collaboration resulted in a research and policy development effort on …

University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 09 - May 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Adjustment To Relocation To An Assisted Living Facility, Lisa Whipple Drozdick

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Assisted living has become the fastest growing senior housing alternative for older adults, yet little research has been conducted with residents of assisted living. Relocation involves a major life change and is associated with health problems, poor adjustment, and increased mortality. Research on relocation into nursing homes suggests declines in health and psychological well-being frequently follow relocation and are greatest one to two months following entry into the facility. Control over the decision to relocate and control within the facility following relocation have been related to physical and mental health. Assisted living residents are similar to nursing home residents so …

Exercise Level And Age As Related To Self-Perceived Physical Health, Mental Health, And Social Health In Older Adults, Barbara Jean Leach Phd, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the level of exercise and age and self-perception of physical, mental and social health in older adults. Voluntary quota sampling was used to recruit 224 older adults aged 55 and up. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for the Elderly (Voorrips, Ravelli, Dongelmans, Deurenberg, & Van Staveren, 1990) was used to determine the current level of exercise of the older adult. Age was measured using the Demographic Questionnaire by Leach (1999) and self-perception of physical health and mental health was measured using the SF-36 Health Survey by Ware (1993). The Texas …

The Antitrust-Telecom Connection, Steven Semeraro

San Diego Law Review

This Article discusses the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which requires local telephone service providers to provide certain services to competitive local exchange carriers, and its relation to the Sherman Antitrust Act. The author begins by examining the Telecommunications Act and the allegations in the telecom-antitrust cases. In these cases, some courts have held that the antitrust laws apply to local telephone companies as if the Telecommunications Act did not exist, other courts have dismissed identical antitrust claims. The author attempts to explain these conflicting results by showing court's reliance on two different lines of doctrine: implied immunity and antitrust state …

April 29, 2003, Council On Graduate Studies

Minutes

No abstract provided.