A quick look at the schedule of scientific sessions shows over 200 offerings from the Gerontological Health Section. These run the gamut of research in public health and aging. You can search the program using “Gerontological Health Section” as a key word on the APHA Web site. Here are the first 20 or so in a rough categorization. Attend and join in the discussion.
Aging in Place
Seniors Aging Safely at Home: Identifying Risk Factors of Seniors Living Independently
Aging and Physical Activity
Older adults' perceptions about physical activity and environment opportunities in their local community
Prevention Behaviors
Relation between readiness for behavior change and psychological assets of Japanese adults
Successful evidence-based programming for older racial and ethnic minority participants: Implications for program implementation and dissemination
Characteristics and benefits for older women in an evidence-based falls prevention program
Translating evidence-based fall prevention research into practice and policy
Falls prevention as a pathway to successful aging: Statewide implementation and dissemination of an evidence-based program
Chronic Disease
Attitudes toward chronic illness: Outcomes of a 2-year interprofessional curriculum...
Understandings of cardiovascular disease and risk: Perceptions from aging, rural Hispanic immigrants in Illinois
Validation of the male osteoporosis knowledge quiz
Rural
Successful evidence-based programming for older rural participants: Geographic variations
Quality of Life
Health-Related Quality of Life of those Aged 65 or Older after Open-Heart Surgery
Families
Social Support and Social Functions of the Oldest Old in China: The Role of Family Support
Workplaces
Workplace Wellness for Older Adults
Long Term Care
Indicators of long-term care system performance: Development and implementation
Is workforce turnover in nursing homes costly?
Enhanced Discharge Planning as an Innovative Model of Transitional Care
Medication Management
Prevalence of nonadherence to multiple drug therapies among elderly medication users
Health outcomes associated with multiple drug nonadherence in the elderly