Societal Structures and Effective Health Behavior in the Elderly
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Societal Structures and Effective Health Behavior in the Elderly
October 18-19, 1999
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, Pennsylvania
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This conference will specifically address the impact of societal
structures on older adultsı responsibility for health behaviors and
treatment decisions that enhance quality of life and reduce the disabling
conditions associated with chronic disease. There have been intensive
discussions of the role of individuals in assuming responsibility for the
management of their health. Consumer surveys have found adults of all ages
expressing strong desires to make decisions regarding health-related
choices of lifestyles and their health care. Government regulations have
also placed increasing responsibility for healthcare decision-making on
individuals (e.g. end-of-life advanced directives, choice of provider
plans, and treatment regimens). The issue of individual responsibility for
preventive and ameliorative healthcare decisions becomes increasingly
important with advancing age as the occurrence of disabling disease
becomes more frequent.
For more specific information about this conference, please see our web
site located at:
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/ElderHealthBehavior
For More Information
Please contact:
Melissa Beidler, Conference Planner
The Pennsylvania State University
225 The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
University Park PA 16802-7002
Phone: (814) 863-5100
E-mail: Confere...@cde.psu.edu
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