Public health for an aging society

Prohaska, Thomas R. (Added Author). Anderson, Lynda A. (Added Author). Binstock, Robert H. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781421404356 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781421404349 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1421404346 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1421404354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 431 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.