Health Promotion and Aging Practical Applications for Health Professionals

• Main Author: David Haber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, United States Springer Publishing Co Inc 2019
• Edition: eighth edition
• Subjects: Health Promotion; Aging; Preventive Health Services; Health Services for the Aged
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• Physical Description: xvi, 510 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: includes references and index
• ISBN: 9780826184924; 0826184928

This acclaimed text promotes healthy aging by demonstrating how health practitioners, program developers, and policymakers can prevent or manage disease and make large-scale improvements toward health and wellness in the older adult population. The eighth edition encompasses major new research that substantially updates previous recommendations. It provides important new content on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the ACA; clinical preventive services; global aging; sexual health; saving for retirement; long-term care alternatives; and much more.Accessible and comprehensive, this text is supported by abundant tables, figures, and illustrations. It describes practical strategies-including model community and government initiatives-that have proven markedly successful, as well as health-promotion tools, resource lists, assessment tools, and checklists. New trends such as green burials, LGBT aging, yoga, and dancing exercise regimens are also covered. Additionally, each chapter features key terms, learning objectives, summary, and thought-provoking questions. An improved instructor package includes upgraded PowerPoints, a new test bank, sample syllabi, chapter summaries, discussion questions, chapter exams, and more. Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers.