CONTENTS

Robert John
Professor and Chair of Health Promotion Sciences
 

Publications

John, R., Kerby, D. S., & Landers, P. S.  (in press).  A market segmentation approach to nutrition education among low-income individuals.  Social Marketing Quarterly.

John, R.  (2004).  Health status and health disparities among American Indian elders.  In K. E. Whitfield (Ed.), Full-color aging: Closing the gap:  Improving the health of minority elders in the new millennium. Washington, DC: Gerontological Society of America.

John, R.  (2004).  American Indian aging.  Fourth edition.  Brief Bibliography: A selective bibliography for gerontology instruction.  Washington, DC: The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.  Order from AGHE

John, R.  Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the City, by D. D. Jackson.  Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology 18 2003, 101-103. (book review)

John, R., Kerby, D. S., & Hennessy, C. H. (2003). Patterns and impact of comorbidity and multimorbidity among community-resident American Indian elders. The Gerontologist, 43 (5). Click here for abstract

Kerby, D. S., Brand, M. W., & John, R.  (2003).  Anger types and the use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among Native American adolescents.  Preventive Medicine 37, 485-491. Click here for abstract.

John, R., Hennessy, C. H., Dyeson, T. B., & Garrett, M. D. (2001). Toward the conceptualization and measurement of caregiver burden among Pueblo Indian family caregivers. The Gerontologist, 41(2), 210-219. Click here for abstract

Baird, A., John, R. & Hayslip, B., Jr. (2000).  Custodial grandparenting among African Americans: A focus group perspective.  In B. Hayslip, Jr. & R. Goldberg-Glen (Eds.), Grandparents raising grandchildren: Theoretical, empirical, and clinical perspectives (pp. 125-144).  New York: Springer.

John, R. (2000).  Social science and the state of American Indian aging research.  Res Scolaris, 5, 12-16.

John, R., Hennessy, C. H., & Kerby, D. S.  (2000).  The impact of arthritis on American Indian and Alaska Native elders. The IHS Primary Care Provider, 25 (5), 78. Click here for PDF image

Hennessy, C. H., John, R. & Anderson, L. A.  (1999).  Diabetes education needs of family members caring for American Indian elders. Diabetes Educator, 25(5), 747-754. Click here for abstract

Hennessy, C., John, R., & Roy, L. (1999). Long-term care service needs of American Indian elders: The Indian Health Service Santa Fe Service Unit. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click here for PDF file of Executive Summary

John, R. (1999). Aging among American Indians: Income security, health, and social support networks. In T. P. Miles (Ed.), Full-color aging: Facts, goals, and recommendations for America’s diverse elders (pp. 65-91).  Washington, DC: Gerontological Society of America. Click here for abstract   Order book from GSA

John, R. (1999). Minority family caregiving.  Testimony at U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Field Hearing. 
Monroe, LA.  Click here for testimony

John, R., Hennessy, C. H. & Denny, C. H. (1999). Preventing chronic illness and disability among Native American elders. In M. L. Wykle & A. B. Ford (Eds.), Serving minority elders in the 21st century (pp. 51-71).  New York: Springer. Click here for abstract

John, R. & McMillian, B.  (1998).  Exploring caregiver burden among Mexican Americans: Cultural prescriptions, family dilemmas.  Journal of Aging and Ethnicity, 1(2), 93-111. Click here for abstract

Dietz, T. L., John, R., & Roy, L. C. (1998). Exploring intra-ethnic diversity: Patterns and levels of service utilization among four groups of Hispanic elderly. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 46(3), 247-266.  Click here for abstract

Hennessy, C. H. & John, R. (1998). Assessing elders' long-term care needs in the Santa Fe Service Unit. The IHS Primary Care Provider, 23(10), 137.  Click here for PDF image

John, R. (1998). Native American families. In C. H. Mindel, R. Habenstein and R. Wright, Jr. (Eds.), Ethnic families in America (4th ed., pp. 382-421). New York: Prentice-Hall.  Click here for abstract

John, R. (1998). American Indian aging.  Third edition. Brief Bibliography: A selective bibliography for gerontology instruction. Washington, DC: The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Order from AGHE

McMillian, B. & John R. (1997). Working with Hispanic elders and their families: Overcoming barriers to service utilization. Southwest Journal on Aging, 13(2), 51-62. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1997). Aging and mortality among American Indians: Concerns about the reliability of a crucial indicator of health status. In K. S. Markides & M. Miranda (Eds.), Minorities, aging, and health (pp. 79-105). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Click here for abstract

John, R., Resendiz, R., & de Vargas, L. W. (1997). Beyond familism?: Familism as explicit motive for eldercare among Mexican American caregivers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 12, 145-162. Click here for abstract

John, R. Blanchard, P. H. & Hennessy, C. H. (1997). Hidden lives: Aging and contemporary American Indian women. In J. M. Coyle (Ed.), Handbook on women and aging, (pp. 290-315). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Click here for abstract

John, R., Dietz, T. L. & Roy, L. (1997). Setting priorities in aging populations: Predictors of service use among Mexican American female elders. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 9(1), 69-85. Click here for abstract

Hennessy, C. H. & John, R. (1996). American Indian family caregivers' perception of burden and needed support services. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 15(3), 275-293. Click here for abstract

John, R., Hennessy, C. H., Roy, L. & Salvini, M. L. (1996). Caring for cognitively-impaired American Indian elders: Difficult situations, few options. In G. Yeo (Ed.), Ethnicity and the dementias, (pp. 187-203). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1996). Demography of American Indian elders: Social, economic, and health status. In G. D. Sandefur, R. R. Rindfuss, & B. Cohen (Eds.), Changing numbers, changing needs: American Indian demography and public health (pp. 218-231). Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Click here for abstract

John, R., Dietz, T. L., Gittings, R., Roy, L. C., & Salvini, M. L. (1996). Improving American Indian eldercare through enhanced community educational resources. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 17(1), 65-82. Click here abstract

John, R. & Baldridge, D. (1996). The NICOA report: Health and long-term care for American Indian elders. A Report by the National Indian Council on Aging to the National Indian Policy Center. Washington, DC. Click here for abstract.  Click here for full text (in PDF format).

John, R., Dietz, T. L., Gittings, R., & Roy, L., Salvini, M. (1996). Training in support of the American Indian eldercare campaign: Replication of an American Indian home-care training program. Educational Gerontology, 22(8), 723-734. Click here for abstract

Roy, L., Dietz, T. L. & John, R. (1996). Determining patterns of formal service use among Mexican American elderly: Improving empirical techniques for policy and practice. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 26(3-4), 65-81. Click here for abstract

Hennessy, C. H. & John, R. (1995). The interpretation of burden among Pueblo Indian caregivers. Journal of Aging Studies, 9(3), 215-229. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1995). American Indian and Alaska Native elders: An assessment of their current status and provision of services. Rockville, MD: Indian Health Service. Click here for abstractClick here for PDF file of Executive Summary

Yee, B. W. K., Castro, F. G., Hammond, W. R., John, R., Wyatt, G. E., & Yung, B. R. (1995). Risk-taking and abusive behaviors among ethnic minorities. Health Psychology, 14(7), 622-631. Click here for abstract

 John, R., Salvini, M., Gittings, R., Dietz, T. L., & Roy, L.  (1995).  Training in support of the American Indian Eldercare Campaign:  Mobilizing resources to serve at-risk Indian elders.  Final report to the Administration on Aging grant # 90AT0520. Click here for PDF file of Executive Summary

John, R. (1994). American Indian elders' health, income security, and formal and informal support systems: The need for praxis. BOLD, Quarterly Journal of the U.N. International Institute on Ageing, 4(4), 7-13. Click here for abstract

John, R., Hermanson, M., Huntzinger, P., Sellon, D. & Barney, D. (1994). Expanding the quantity and quality of home care workers to serve American Indian elders: A model training program. In J. Handy and C. K. Schuerman (Eds.), Challenges and innovations in home care (pp. 77-87). San Francisco, CA: American Society on Aging. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1994). Health research, service and policy priorities of American Indian elders. In C. Barresi (Ed.), Health and minority elders: An analysis of applied literature 1980-1990 (pp. 136-161). American Association of Retired Persons-Minority Affairs. Click here for abstract

John, R. & Huntzinger, P. (1994). The legacy of the Columbian exchange: A policy analysis of American Indian aging at the Quincentennial. Southwest Journal on Aging, 9(2), 23-30. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1994). The state of research on American Indian elders health, income security, and social support networks. In Minority elders: Five goals toward building a public policy base (2nd ed., pp. 46-58). Washington, DC: The Gerontological Society of America. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1991). Family support networks in a Native American community: Contact with children and siblings among Prairie Band Potawatomi elders. Journal of Aging Studies, 5(1), 45-59. Click here for abstract

John, R. (1991). Defining and meeting the needs of Native American elders: Applied research on their current status, social service needs, and support network operation. Final report to the Administration on Aging grant # 90AR0117/01.  13 volumes. Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche March 1, 1991. Government Document # HE23.3002:N 21/4/v.1-13 

John, R. (1988). Use of cluster analysis in social service planning: A case study of Laguna Pueblo elders.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 7(1), 21-35.  Click here for abstract
 

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