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Assessment of Learning

This section includes the information from this website presented as a workshop via power point, predeveloped materials to assess learning, and additional resources.

Power Point 

Click below for the workshop homework and evaluation.

Additional Resources

References

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  2. Administration of Community Living. (2018). 2017 Profile of Older Americans. [PDF]. U.S Department of Health and Human Services.

  3. Alzheimer's Association & SAGE. (2018). Issue Brief: LGBT and Dementia. PDF.

  4. amfAR. (2020).Thirty Years of HIV/AIDS: Snapshots of an Epidemic. Retrieved from https://www.amfar.org/thirty-years-of-hiv/aids-snapshots-of-an-epidemic/

  5. American Society on Aging, MetLife Mature Market Institute. (2010). Still Out, Still Aging: The MetLife Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Baby Boomers. [PDF]. MetLife Mature Market Institute.

  6. Boggs, J. M., Dickman Portz, J., King, D. K., Wright, L. A., Helander, K., Retrum, J. H., & Gozansky, W. S. (2017). Perspectives of LGBTQ older adults on aging in place: a qualitative investigation. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(11), 1539–1560. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1247539

  7. Brennan-Ing, M., Seidel, L., Larson, B., & Karpiak, S. (2014). Social care networks and older LGBT adults: challenges for the future. Journal of Homosexuality, 61(1), 21–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2013.835235

  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The State of Aging and Health in America 2013. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2013.

  9. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports Volume 68, Number 6, Deaths: Leading Causes for 2017. [PDF]. (2019).

  10. Choi, S.K. & Meyer, I.H. (2016). LGBT Aging: A Review of Research Findings, Needs, and Policy Implications. Los Angeles: The Williams Institute.

  11. Coyle, C. E., & Dugan, E. (2012). Social isolation, loneliness and health among older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(8), 1346-1363. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264312460275

  12. Croghan, C. F., Moone, R. P., & Olson, A. M. (2014). Friends, family, and caregiving among midlife older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults. Journal of Homosexuality, 61(1), 79–102. doi:10.1080/00918369.2013.835238 

  13. Czaja, S. J., Sabbag, S., Lee, C. C., Lang, S., Vlahovic, T., Jaret, A., Schulz, R., & Thurston, C. (2016). Concerns about aging and caregiving among middle-aged and older lesbian and gay adults. Aging and Mental Health, 20(11), 1107–1118. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1072795

  14. Grant, J. M. (2010). Outing age 2010. Washington, DC: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute.

  15. Hillier, S. M., & Barrow, G. B. (2015). Aging, the Individual and Society (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

  16. Hughes, A. K., Harold, R. D., & Boyer, J. M. (2011). Awareness of LGBT aging issues among aging services network providers. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(7), 659–677. doi:10.1080/01634372.2011.585392

  17. Knochel, K.A., Croghan, C.F., Moone, R.P., Quam, J.K. (2010). Ready to Serve? The Aging Network and LGB and T Older Adults. [PDF]. The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging.

  18. Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558

  19. Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University. (2018a). The Growing Cost of Aging in America Part 1: An Aging Population and Rising Health Care Costs. Retrieved from https://publichealthonline.gwu.edu/cost-of-aging-healthcare/

  20. Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University. (2018b). The Growing Cost of Aging in America Part 3: Sources of Care. Retrieved from https://publichealthonline.gwu.edu/blog/cost-of-aging-types-of-care/

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  22. National Resource Center on LGBT Aging. (2017). Age-Friendly Inclusive Services: A Practical Guide to Creating Welcoming LGBT Organizations. PDF. 

  23. Office of the Assistant Secretary For Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2019). A Profile of Older Adults with Dementia and their Caregivers Issue Brief. Retrieved from https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/profile-older-adults-dementia-and-their-caregivers-issue-brief

  24. Pew Research Center. (2013). A Survey of LGBT Americans. Retrieved from https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/

  25. Putney, J. M., Keary, S., Hebert, N., Krinsky, L., & Halmo, R. (2018). “Fear Runs Deep:” The anticipated needs of LGBT older adults in long-term care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(8), 887–907. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2018.1508109

  26. Roberts, A.W., Ogunwole, S.U., Blakeslee, L, Rabe, M.A. (2018). The Population 65 Years and Older in the United States: 2016. [PDF]. ACS-38, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC.

  27. Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders. (2014). Out & Visible: The Experiences and Attitudes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults, Ages 45-75. [PDF]. 

  28. Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders. (2017). Caregiving in the LGBT Community. PDF.

  29. Smith, S., & Hamon, R. (2017). Exploring family theories (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.

  30. Smith, R. W., Altman, J. K., Meeks, S., & Hinrichs, K. L. M.. (2018). Mental health care for LGBT older adults in long-term care settings: competency, training, and barriers for mental health providers. Clinical Gerontologist, 42(2), 198–203. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2018.1485197

  31. Taylor, H. O., Taylor, R. J., Nguyen, A. W., & Chatters, L. (2018). Social isolation, depression, and psychological distress among older adults. Journal Of Aging And Health, 30(2), 229–246. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316673511

  32. The Alzheimer’s Association. (2019). 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. [PDF]. The Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, Illinois. 

  33. The Williams Institute. (2015). The Impact of Wage Equality on Sexual Orientation of Poverty Gaps. PDF.

  34. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2020, March 2). A Timeline of HIV and AIDS. Retrieved from https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline

  35. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2020). Housing Discrimination Under The Fair Housing Act. Retrieved from https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overview#_Who_Is_Protected?

  36. Ward, B. W., & Schiller, J. S. (2013). Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among US adults: estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2010. Preventing chronic disease, 10, E65. doi:10.5888/pcd10.120203

  37. The Gender Unicorn https://transstudent.org/gender/

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