Targeting health advocacy efforts toward the older population.
Three American Association of Retired Persons health education programs addressing the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer illustrate successful strategies for mobilizing older adults to be advocates for their own health. Programs include a national initiative to decrease smoking among adults older than 50 years of age, community education efforts to increase mammography use among older women, and peer education workshops designed to teach older patients consumer skills that will enable them to make informed treatment decisions.
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Health Advocacy Services, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC 20049.
D000368:Aged; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States