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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 05/09/2008, comments (2)

Healthcare Literacy – A Key to Success

Everyone knows that one of the keys to success is education and that holds true for family caregivers as well. In our case, the terminology is called "health literacy." What exactly do I mean by health literacy? It is generally defined as our capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and the... Read more Chevron

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Cheryle Gartley

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posted 05/09/2008, comments (0)

Living with Quiggles: Freedom in All Forms

Stigma: 1) The recognition of differences based on some distinguishing characteristic or mark; 2) A consequent devaluation of the person Quiggle: A made-up term (by famous sociologist, Erving Goffman) to identify all of the variations and differences of the human body which occur either from birth, daily wear and tear, accident or illness... Read more Chevron

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Dan Taylor

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posted 05/04/2008, comments (0)

Attention Cities: Make Caring for Aging Parents a Community Mission

If you substitute the aging of America for hurricane Katrina and substitute every city in the country with New Orleans you will have an idea of what the aging of America is going to do to the political, financial, and municipal structure of cities and towns as we go forward. Just as with the Katrina situation any help from the states and... Read more Chevron

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Cheryle Gartley

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posted 04/17/2008, comments (0)

Living with Quiggles: Whose Responsibility

Stigma:1) The recognition of differences based on some distinguishing characteristic or mark;2) A consequent devaluation of the person Quiggle: A made-up term (by famous sociologist, Erving Goffman) to identify all of the variations and differences of the human body which occur either from birth, daily wear and tear, accident or illness... Read more Chevron

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Kristi Gott

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posted 04/13/2008, comments (0)

High Tech Activities Popular With Boomers and Aging Seniors

Computers and high tech are increasingly being added to activity programs for senior citizens. For many years now, nursing homes, assisted care facilties, and senior centers have been gradually adding computer classes and groups, digital photography, computer games, and other high tech activities. Traditional arts and crafts, such as... Read more Chevron

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