Public Health and Aging

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5559-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

Reihe: Gerontology

The role of public health in the planning, coordination, and delivery of health promotion and disease prevention services to older people living outside of institutional settings.

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title

Current issues in the public health arena have challenged the system to broaden its traditional focus on infectious disease to include chronic disease as well. As this change in emphasis takes place, professionals must be prepared to address the special chronic health concerns of older people living in the community. This textbook meets the training needs of those professionals.

Public Health and Aging examines the role of public health in the planning, coordination, and delivery of health promotion and disease prevention services to older people living outside of institutional settings. Here, experts in the areas of health care policy and care of aged persons analyze the scientific basis for the practice of public health in an increasingly aging society. Reviewing a wide range of the social, cultural, financial, and environmental factors that influence the health experiences of older population groups, the authors delve into the epidemiology of age-related chronic illnesses, program development, methodological issues, data collection and analysis, strategies for intervention, and ethics. From outlines for community-based program planning and development to discussions about the future challenges for health care systems and services, this book is an ideal reference for gerontology, public policy, and public health professionals and professionals in training.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hickey, Tom

Speers, Marjorie A.

Prohaska, Thomas R.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Public Health Paradigm
Understanding the Aging and Public Health Networks
Behavioral, Social, and Socioenvironmental Factors Adding Years to Life and Life to Years
Issues of Resource Allocation in an Aging Society
Variability in Disease Manifestations in Older Adults: Implications for Public and Community Health Programs
Disability Outcomes of Chronic Disease and Their Implications for Public Health
Evidence of Modifiable Risk Factors in Older Adults as a Basis for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs
Integrating Research into Program Planning and Development Terrie Wetle
Surveillance, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation
Conceptual Measurement, and Analytical Issues in Assessing Health Status in Older Populations
On the Economic Analysis of Interventions for Aged Populations
Postponing Disability: Identifying Points of Decline and Potential Intervention
Aging, Bioethics, and Public Health: Issues at the Intersection of Three Multidisciplinary Fields
Implications of an Aging Society for the Preparation of Public Health Professionals
Implications of an Aging Society for the Organization and Evaluation of Public Health Services
Toward a Synthesis of a Public Health Agenda for an Aging Society

Über Autor(innen)

Hickey, Tom
Tom Hickey is professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health, University of Michigan.

Prohaska, Thomas R.
Thomas R. Prohaska is a professor in the School of Public Health and codirector of the Center for Research on Health and Aging at the Institute for Health Research & Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Speers, Marjorie A.
Marjorie A. Speers is deputy associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tom Hickey is professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health, University of Michigan. Marjorie A. Speers is deputy associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Thomas R. Prohaska is associate professor at the University of Illinois School of Public Health.