Amy K Chesser
Wichita State University, USA
Biography
Dr Chesser teaches courses in aging over the life span, including AGE 525/825 (Death and Dying), AGE798 (Interprofessional Perspectives on Aging), AGE 517 (Health Communication and Aging) and various graduate courses in aging studies. Her primary research interests are health communication, health literacy, and older adults. She has designed, implemented, and evaluated programs to promote healthier populations through health communication campaigns, and created risk communication training and exercises. She is currently interested in how health communication and media campaigns affect public health issues including the underserved populations. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Health Literacy Kansas.
Abstract
Abstract : Assessing health literacy and stroke symptomatology in older adults