International Rural Aging Project

2000 Forum on Rural Aging: Policy Debates
Forum Part B

Panels A and B will address: Situation of Older Persons

  1. The U.S. perspective of Demographics and Health: 
    1:30-3:00 Thursday, June 8, 2000
    Introduction:     Sally K. Richardson, WVU
    Presenters: Andrew F. Coburn, School of Public Service, University of South Maine, Portland, ME 
    Timothy Size, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Sauk City, WI 
    Keith Mueller, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE (invited)
    Moderator: Hilda Heady, WVU

    Who are the Rural Aging, and What Systems are in Place to Provide for their Health Care Needs. A discussion which describes who the United States rural aging are, the economics of rural communities and health systems, and models of health care delivery that work.