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Public health for an aging society
- Author(s):
- Prohaska, Thomas R
- Anderson, Lynda A
- Binstock, Robert H
- Title(s):
- Public health for an aging society / edited by Thomas R. Prohaska, Lynda A. Anderson, Robert H. Binstock.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Publisher:
- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
- Description:
- xviii, 431 p. : ill.
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Language:
- English
- ISBN:
- 9781421404349 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1421404346 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781421404356 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1421404354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN:
- 2011023110
- MeSH:
- Aged
Health Policy
Health Services for the Aged*
Public Health
Social Environment
United States
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- NLM ID:
- 101561732 [Book]