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March-April 2004
Vol. 25, No. 2

A MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Protesters in San Francisco rallied last June to call attention to the public health hazard created by the Pacific Gas and Electric power plant in the Hunter's Point area. Elders in that district were among older adults in six ethincally and racially diverse communities in California to participate in a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, conducted by the American Society on Aging.
Protesters in San Francisco rallied last June to call attention to the public health hazard created by the Pacific Gas and Electric power plant in the Hunter's Point area. Elders in that district were among older adults in six ethincally diverse communities in California to participate in a study for the U.S. EPA, conducted by ASA. Full story.

Front Page

  • Study Finds Hospices Raise Medicare Costs
  • Uncertainties Persist on Assisted Living
Potomac Sources
  • Medicare Law Befuddles Elders
Forum Inside Aging Today
  • 'Buddies,' Illuminated Life Review, Peer Counseling Programs Win
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology -- A Trek Through Their History
  • Letters
  • Seven Decisions for Women
In Focus : The Public Health Agenda -- Advancing The Well-Being of Elders
  • A Framework for Aging and Public Health
  • Applications for Public Health in Aging
  • Archstone/APHA Winners
  • ASA Creates Initiatives in Public Health
  • ASA Report's Recommendations
  • Environmental Impact on Elders of Color
  • When Funds Dry Up -- How to Sustain Community Programs
Business and Aging
  • The Real Mutual-Fund Dilemma -- The Stray-Cat Problem
The Aging Spirit
  • Best-Selling Author Passes Through the Whine Country
Research Today
  • PRISM-E Study Links Primary Care to Elders' Mental Health
Media Currents
  • Adverse Drug Reactions
  • From Caregiver to Author-Publisher in 10 Intense Months
ASA Update
  • 50 Years of Memories From the ASA/WGS Council of Presidents

 

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