International Rural Aging Project

Invited Symposia

• Health Status of Rural Elderly

• Demographic Transition and Impact on Older Rural Population 

• The Impact of Urbanization on Rural Aging/Migration

• Intergenerational Relationships

• Home and Family Caregiving of Rural Elders 

• Vision and Visual Needs of the Elderly in Rural Environments

• Rural Aging in Germany 

• Training for Healthy Rural Aging/Manuals for Primary Care Workers 

• International Strategies Necessary to Enhance Oral Health in the Elderly 

• Palliative Medicine and the Rural Elderly 

• Housing and Infrastructure in Rural Areas - Challenges for the Elderly 

• Primary Health Care in Rural Areas 

• Revolution in Information and Communication Technology, Impact on Rural Aging

• Community Development and Rural Aging 

• Epidemiological Transition and Impact on Older Rural Population

• Psychological Wellbeing in Rural West Virginia 

• Community Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in Rural Areas for Elderly Persons with Disability

• Cooperative Extension for Elders in Rural and Urban California

• Older People in Europe’s Rural Areas (OPERA)

• Lifelong Health and Fitness Programs to Include the Rural Elderly