Monographs

Monographs

.....Norma Jean Downes. Nutrition and Health of Ethnic Elders, Working Paper #14, Stanford, CA: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, 1995. Summary of available data on nutrition status and needs and related health status of older Americans from different ethnic populations in four chapters. Useful as text. Accompanying curriculum guide, course outline, and instructor's manual with test questions and transparency masters also available. AVAILABLE FROM: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, c/o VAPAHCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue (182B-SGEC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 494-3986. PRICE: $12.00

.....Melen McBride, Nancy Morioka-Douglas, & Gwen Yeo. Aging and Health: Asian and Pacific Islander American Elders, 2nd Ed. Working Paper #3, Stanford, CA: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, 1996. Summarizes available research findings on health and mental health for Asian-American elders from Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian) backgrounds, and for Pacific Islander American elders from Hawaiian, Samoan, Guamanian, and Tongan backgrounds. Topics include: demographic and historical background, mortality and morbidity, barriers to health care, health beliefs and practices, health care recommendations, and future implications. 91 pages. AVAILABLE FROM: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, c/o VAPAHCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue (182B-SGEC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 494-3986703. PRICE: $12.00

.....Melvina McCabe & Jose Cuellar. Aging and Health: American Indian/Alaska Native Elders, 2nd Ed. Working Paper #6, Stanford, CA: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, 1994. Summarizes available research findings on health and mental health for elders from American Indian and Alaska Native backgrounds. Topics include: demographics (geographic distribution, unemployment, income, and living arrangements) historical background, mortality, health status, health care utilization, family issues in health care, long term care, and culturally based health beliefs and practices. 52 pages. AVAILABLE FROM: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, c/o VAPAHCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue (182B-SGEC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 494-3986703. PRICE: $12.00

......Julee Richardson. Aging and Health: African American Elders, 2nd Ed. Working Paper #4, Stanford, CA: Stanford Geriatric Education Center,1996. Summarizes available research findings on health and mental health for African American elders. Topics include: demographic and historical background, mortality and health status by disease category, access and health care utilization, health beliefs and practices, the role of religion and the church in caregiving, future implications. 99 pages. AVAILABLE FROM: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, c/o VAPAHCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue (182B-SGEC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 494-3986. PRICE: $12.00

.....Marie Luz Villa, Jose Cuellar, Nona Gamel, & Gwen Yeo. Aging and Health: Hispanic American Elders, 2nd Ed. Working Paper #5, Stanford, CA: Stanford Geriatric Education Center Summarizes available research findings on health and mental health for Hispanic American elders from Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban, and other Hispanic backgrounds. Topics include: historical background, demographic characteristics, functional status, mortality, morbidity, access and health care utilization, cultural traditions and health beliefs, ethical issues, and implications for health care providers. 65 pages. AVAILABLE FROM: Stanford Geriatric Education Center, c/o VAPAHCS, 3801 Miranda Avenue (182B-SGEC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 494-3986. PRICE: $12.00

......Robert John and Dave Baldridge. The NICOA Report: Health and Long-Term Care for Indian Elders. Washington, DC: National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) for the National Indian Policy Center. This report explains Indian Health Service (IHS) and NICOA's advocacy for Indian elders, documents the status and characteristics of American Indian elders according to the 1990 U.S. Census data. The report moves into what is known about the physical and mental health status of Indian elders, discusses the crisis in health and long-term care concerning Indian elders and gives recommendations for public policy, programming and education initiatives. 87 pages plus appendices. AVAILABLE FROM: NICOA, 10501 Montgomery Blvd. N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87111. PRICE: free for one copy....

.....Patrick W. Stenger. Native American Elders: A Bibliographic Database of Aging and Health. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Medical Center. This database includes a bibliography of general resources on Indian aging and health related issues as well as an extensive disease based article database. AVAILABLE FROM: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

.....Jackie Two Feathers. Cultural Competence and Intercultural Communication: Essential Components of Effective Health Care to American Indians. Albuquerque, NM: Center for Health Promotion in American Indian Communities, 1996. Even though this is published by the pediatrics department, the discussion is pertinent for health care situations involving encounters with Navajo clients of any age. 31 pages plus appendices and bibliography. AVAILABLE FROM: Center for Health Promotion in American Indian Communities, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-5311

.....Jeffry J. Young and Ning Gu, Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Elderly Asian and Pacific Island Americans. Seattle: National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, 1995. An excellent set of analyses of Asian and Pacific Islander sub-group data from the 1990 census. It contains demographic data for APIA elder that is very difficult or impossible to access in any other source. AVAILABLE FROM: National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, Melbourne Tower, Suite 914, 1511 Third Street, Seattle, WA: 98101-1626 (206) 624-1221.