Darlene Yee-Melichar, EdD, CHES, is Professor and Coordinator of the Gerontology Program at San Francisco State University (SF State). She received her BA in Biology from Barnard College, Columbia University; MS in Gerontology from the College of New Rochelle; and MS and EdD in Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests in healthy aging, long-term care administration, and minority women's health are reflected in 4 books; 100 journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, and technical reports; and numerous community and professional presentations. She i...