Public Health and Aging Maximizing Function and Well-Being

Name: Public Health and Aging Maximizing Function and Well-Being
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ISBN: 9780826121516

ISBN-10: 0826121519

ISBN-13: 9780826121516

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Steven M. Albert, Vicki A. Freedman

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How do public health policy, programs and ethics respond to the aging population? The second edition of Public Health and Aging introduces key topics central to this discussion. New chapters focus on financing preventive care, on long-term care, chronic disease in older adults, and ethical issues. The new edition also includes expanded discussions of the demography and epidemiology of aging, and of mortality and end of life care. Updated statistics and trends related to physical, cognitive, and affective functioning and new questions to facilitate classroom dialogue make this extensively revised text an essential addition to the field. Key Features: Expanded scope of topics In-depth…

Book details

List price: $65.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English




Defining Public Health and Aging



Population Aging: Demographic and Epidemiologic Perspectives



The Aging and Public Health Systems



Financing Preventive Care for Older Adults



Aging, Public Health, and Long-term care



Chronic Disease in Older Adults



Physical Function: Disability



Cognitive Function: Dementia