FAMILY AND THE HEALTH OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ELDERLY

拟议中的中心的目标是建立在兰德的资源， 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 家庭在促进老年人的健康，并最终设计 加强这一作用。重点将放在活动上 家庭在社区环境中促进健康的作用。我们的研究 议程由三个主要部分组成。 L.发展非洲国家的测量和筛选工具， 美国老人 2.健康行为和结果的决定因素研究 美国家庭和老年人 3.社区基础教育创新方法的发展与评价 非裔美国老人的健康教育

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