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Aging 2000
 — consumer empowerment through education
Author(s)Rachel Filinson
Journal titleEducational Gerontology, vol 25, no 2, March 1999
Pagespp 155-166
KeywordsHealth services ; Rights [elderly] ; Consumer choice ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; United States of America.
AnnotationAging 2000 was introduced in Rhode Island as a state-wide, private, non-profit, grassroots organisation of community-based networks of providers and consumers working to improve geriatric health care delivery through consumer empowerment. It includes educational workshops led by trained volunteers on how to better one's health behaviours and navigate the US health care system. The theoretical underpinning, range of topics covered, use of older volunteers as educators, and evaluation outcomes of these workshops is discussed. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990518225 A
ClassmarkL: IKR: WYC: GHH: 7T

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