Work Group on Minority Aging Newsletter

Edition	Contents
Spring 2004 Adobe PDF (229K)	Foot and Ankle Problems are More Prevalent Among African-Americans and Puerto Rican Elders Race Influences Vaccination Rate Among Older Adults Multiple Mentors Nourished Bernard’s Flourishing Career Ward Robinson Departs the National Alzheimer’s Association, But the Partnership She Forged with NIA Flourishes Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Host Conferences and Workshops at the 2003 GSA Annual Meeting
Winter 2003 Adobe PDF (596K)	Culture, Health Care, and Aging Collide with Rise in U.S. Immigrant Population Race, Androgens, and the risk of Prostate Cancer "What I Did Last Summer:" Six Young Researchers Talk About Their 2002 Summer Institute Experience Summer Institute on Aging Research 2003
Summer/Fall 2003 Adobe PDF (141K)	Intervention Cuts Depression Among Latina Caregivers Summer Institute Alumni Help Cut Health Disparities Summer Institute on Aging Research 2004
Summer 2002 Adobe PDF (239K)	Minority Recruiter Builds Trust Before African American Nuns Join AD Study New Minority Aging Journal Provides Students a Venue to Publish, Review, and Advance A Note from the Director Gap in Reading Levels May Explain Apparent Differences in Cognitive Testing August 1st Deadline for Technical Assistance Workshop
Winter 2002 Adobe PDF (380K)	Successful Mentoring - Everyone Wins! Knee Pain - Does It Mean Osteoarthritis? Marcellus Monte Merritt, Ph.D.: From High Aspirations to Hypertension Research Minority Supplements Encourage Students Loan Repayment Programs NIA Health Information in Spanish
Spring 2001 Adobe PDF (47K)	Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D.: Making Her Good Fortune African-Americans Develop Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias at Twice the Rate of Africans David V. Espino, M.D.: A Passion for Research and Teaching Many American Indians and Alaska Natives Use and Like Traditional Healing Alzheimer's Disease - A Greater Threat to Certain Ethnic Groups Than to Whites
Fall 2000 Adobe PDF (501K)	NIA Lays Groundwork for a New Frontier Eliminating Health Disparities is a Crucial Goal, NIH Acting Director Tells Congress Opportunities and Challenges Abound for Minority Research and Researchers NIA Extramural and Intramural Programs Cultivate Minority Inclusion
Winter 1999-2000 Adobe PDF (566K)	Seminar Examines Assumptions About Race Jennifer Manly, Ph.D.: Outstanding Mentors Help Pave the Road to Success Some Older Black Women May Improve Their Treatment by Being Assertive Possible Cultural Bias in Mini-Mental State Examination Meeting with Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Minority Aging Research Review? Where Do We Go From Here?
Spring 1999 Adobe PDF (152K)	Rui-Ping Xiao, M.D., Ph.D.: Taking the Challenge and Running With It NIA Dissertation Support: Has It Made a Difference? Planning for NIA's Future: Research Goals Sound Sleep, Better Health: Research Targets Sleep Disorders Research on Sleep in the Hmong Community Spero Manson, Ph.D.: Putting Medical Anthropology to Work for Aging Research