Throughout the region, schools have been periodically closed, flights grounded and the elderly issued with pollution masks as smog levels spike.
Glen Bolger, a Republican pollster for Congressional candidates, is one of many strategists in his party who argue that it is important for Mr. Bush to express his sensitivity and commitment to elderly issues -- particularly prescription drugs -- in his State of the Union address next week.
Even if, as many expect, nothing is enacted this year to provide prescription drug coverage to the elderly, the issue will only return in the new administration and Congress of 2001.
Although there has been much interest directed at studying depression in populations such as postpartum women, children, adolescents or the elderly, the issue of depression in college students has received relatively little attention in spite of evidence of a steady rise in the number of university students diagnosed and treated as depressed patients [ 7].
The elderly face issues of reduced physical ability, having to manage multiple health issues over long periods of time, and being digital immigrants.
"If you wait until you're very elderly, cognitive issues can get in the way," Ms. Schechet said.
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