FAMILY AND THE HEALTH OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ELDERLY

拟建中心的目标是建立在兰德资源的基础上， 德鲁/金医疗中心，以及一个老年人中心网络 研究洛杉矶中南部及邻近地区的作用 家庭在促进老年人健康方面的最终设计 加强这一作用的干预措施。重点将放在活动上 家庭在社区环境中促进健康方面的作用。我们的研究 议程由三个主要组成部分组成。 L。非洲测量和筛选仪器的发展-- 美国老年人 2.健康行为和结果决定因素研究--非洲-- 美国家庭和老年人 3.以社区为基础的创新方法的开发和评估 为非裔美国老年人提供健康教育

The goal of the proposed center is to build upon the resources of RAND, Drew/King Medical Center, and a network of senior citizens' centers in South Central Los Angeles and adjacent areas to study the role of the family in promoting the health of the elderly and ultimately to design interventions to strengthen that role. The focus will be on the activity of the family in promoting health in a community setting. Our research agenda is composed of three primary components. l. Development of Measurement and Screening Instruments for African- American Elderly 2. Studies of the Determinants of Health Behavior and Outcomes African- American Families and Elderly 3. Development and Evaluation of Innovative Methods of Community-Based Health Education for African-American Elderly