gogo
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Public health for an aging society / edited by Thomas R. Prohaska, Lynda A. Anderson, and Robert H. Binstock.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.Edition: Updated edDescription: 448 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781421404356 (pbk.) :
  • 9781421404356
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.60973 PRO
LOC classification:
  • RA564.8 .P84 2012
Contents:
Contemporary perspectives on public health / Terrie F. Wetle and Angela Sherwin -- What are the roles of public health in an aging society? / Linda P. Fried -- Financing and organizing health and long-term care services for the elderly population / Robyn I. Stone and William F. Benson -- Assessing the health and quality of life of older populations : concepts, resources, and systems / Sylvia E. Furner and Lynda A. Anderson -- Social determinants of health inequities and healthcare in old age / Steven P. Wallace -- Disability and functional status / Laurence G. Branch, Hongdao Meng, and Jack M. Guralnik -- Behavioral risk factors and evidence-based interventions / Susan L. Hughes, Marcia G. Ory, and Rachel B. Seymour -- Translation : dissemination and implementation issues / Thomas R. Prohaska, Renae Smith-Ray, and Russell E. Glasgow -- Family caregiving of older adults / Laura N. Gitlan and Richard Schulz -- Social engagement and a healthy aging society / Nancy Morrow-Howell and Sarah Gehlert -- Public health policy successes / David M. Buchner -- Technology and aging / David Lindeman -- Public health workforce preparation for an aging society / Janet Frank and Joan Weiss -- Disaster preparedness, response, and recovery / Kathryn Hyer and Lisa M. Brown -- Planned and built environments : interactions with aging / William A. Satariano, Marcia E. Ory, and Chanam Lee -- Genomics and aging / Steve M. Albert and M. Michael Barmada -- Global perspectives on public health and aging / Laurence G. Branch and Hongdao Meng -- Resource allocation in an aging society / Robert H. Binstock.
Summary: This survey discusses research, policy and practice, managing and preventing diseases, promoting mental and physical health and maintaining quality of life for an aging society.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.60973 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223571
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.60973 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223570
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.60973 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223569
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.60973 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223573
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.60973 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223572

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contemporary perspectives on public health / Terrie F. Wetle and Angela Sherwin -- What are the roles of public health in an aging society? / Linda P. Fried -- Financing and organizing health and long-term care services for the elderly population / Robyn I. Stone and William F. Benson -- Assessing the health and quality of life of older populations : concepts, resources, and systems / Sylvia E. Furner and Lynda A. Anderson -- Social determinants of health inequities and healthcare in old age / Steven P. Wallace -- Disability and functional status / Laurence G. Branch, Hongdao Meng, and Jack M. Guralnik -- Behavioral risk factors and evidence-based interventions / Susan L. Hughes, Marcia G. Ory, and Rachel B. Seymour -- Translation : dissemination and implementation issues / Thomas R. Prohaska, Renae Smith-Ray, and Russell E. Glasgow -- Family caregiving of older adults / Laura N. Gitlan and Richard Schulz -- Social engagement and a healthy aging society / Nancy Morrow-Howell and Sarah Gehlert -- Public health policy successes / David M. Buchner -- Technology and aging / David Lindeman -- Public health workforce preparation for an aging society / Janet Frank and Joan Weiss -- Disaster preparedness, response, and recovery / Kathryn Hyer and Lisa M. Brown -- Planned and built environments : interactions with aging / William A. Satariano, Marcia E. Ory, and Chanam Lee -- Genomics and aging / Steve M. Albert and M. Michael Barmada -- Global perspectives on public health and aging / Laurence G. Branch and Hongdao Meng -- Resource allocation in an aging society / Robert H. Binstock.

This survey discusses research, policy and practice, managing and preventing diseases, promoting mental and physical health and maintaining quality of life for an aging society.

Powered by Koha