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Resources
2003
Rural
and Urban Health. Health Care Service Use Differs (2003).
For professionals and consumers, this report is the seventh in
a series of Data Profiles on chronic and disabling conditions. Center
on an Aging Society. (202) 687-9840.
2002
and earlier
Aging
in Rural Settings: Life Circumstances and Distinctive Features
(1998). For professionals, this book offers readers a concise
summary of the critical dimensions of growing old in rural environments.
It also provides a comprehensive overview of the field - addressing
the major contemporary themes, issues, and challenges that dominate
this line of inquiry. Springer Publishing Company. (877) 687-7476.
Old,
Female, and Rural (1999).
For professionals and consumers, this book explores specific
issues relating to the realities of being old, female, and rural, including
rural women's economic well-being, intergenerational family relationships,
health care and service delivery, and health and long-term care concerns.
Available at your local or internet bookstore. ISBN: 0-7890-0664-2
or ISBN: 0-7890-0671-5.
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Web
Links
Rural
Policy Research Institute's Community Informatics Resource Center (CIRC)
transforms data and static reports into interactive visualization and
analytic tools for local decision support <http://www.rupri.org/circ/index.html>
National
Asian Pacific Center on Aging <www.napca.org>
National
Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. <www.ncba-blackaged.org>
National Hispanic Council on Aging, Inc. <www.nhcoa.org>
National Indian Council on Aging
<www.nicoa.org>
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center <www.uchsc.edu/sm/nehcrc>
Resource
Centers for Minority Aging Research <http://rcmar.musc.edu/index.asp>
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