Public health for an aging society / edited by Thomas R. Prohaska, Lynda A. Anderson, and Robert H. Binstock.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.Edition: Updated edDescription: 448 p. : illISBN:- 9781421404356 (pbk.) :
- 9781421404356
- Health policy -- United States
- Older people -- Medical care -- United States
- Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States
- Medical policy -- United States
- Geriatric medicine
- Public health & preventive medicine
- Health and Wellbeing
- Health Services for the Aged -- United States
- Aged -- United States
- Health Policy -- United States
- Public Health -- United States
- Social Environment -- United States
- 362.60973 PRO
- RA564.8 .P84 2012
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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.