MHD531 – Aging and Health Education

Paper instructions:
Module 5 – Case
Aging and Ethnic Diversity.
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. (1997). Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans. Retrieved from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309054893&page=1 (NOTE: It is not required to read this entire book, it is here for a resource).
Angel, J. L. & Angel, R. J. (2006). Minority Group Status and Healthful Aging: Social Structure Still Matters. American Journal of Public Health, 96(7), 1152-1159.
Anonymous. (2008, May 19). The Gerontological Society of America; Seniors, minorities to have largest impact on tomorrow’s America. NewsRx Health & Science. P. 141.
Trang, A. (2008/2009). What older people want: Lessons from Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese immigrant communities. Generations, 32(4), 61-63.
Whitfield, K. E., Allaire, J. C., Belue, R., & Edwards, C. L. (2008). Are comparisons the answer to understanding behavioral aspects of aging in racial and ethnic groups? Journals of Gerontology, 63B(5), P301-P308.
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After reading the background materials for this module, please address the following questions:
1. What unique challenges do members of elderly minority populations face?
2. What specific challenges to health education do older minority adults face?
3. What challenges specific to health literacy do older adults in general experience & what challenges to health literacy to minority older adults experience (NOTE: this question will require independent, peer-reviewed research).

EXPECTATIONS
Format
Remember that all of your work should be prepared using appropriate format. This link from your course syllabus page will help reinforce formatting expectations:
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Scholarly Content
Your SLP and your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include at least 3-5 peer reviewed (scholarly) sources. I am looking to see that you are exercising your research skills by supplementing the reading with outside resources of appropriate academic quality.
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Appropriate Headings and Paper Flow
Remember that you are preparing a formal academic paper. Your paper should make use of appropriate headings and subheadings. You should not cut & paste the questions posed and answer them like a “Question and Answer” session. Your finished paper should read like an academic paper