Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals /
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| Author / Creator: | Haber, David, 1944- author. |
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| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
| Imprint: | New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2016] |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 484 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11310850 |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- Healthy People Initiatives
- Aging, Health, Social, and Medical Trends
- Definitions of Healthy Aging
- Health Perspectives and Aging
- Legislation
- Health Care, Medical Care, Quality Care
- 2. Clinical Preventive Services
- Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy
- Cancer Deaths
- Lung Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Other Cancers
- Menopause
- High Blood Pressure
- Osteoporosis
- Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Hearing
- Vision
- Oral Health
- Hepatitis C
- Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)?
- Immunizations
- Aspirin Prophylaxis
- The Polypill
- Medicare Prevention
- A Final Word
- 3. Empowering Older Adults
- Empowering Older Clients
- Empowering Older Patients
- Communication
- Cruising the Internet
- Selected Communication Barriers
- Health Behavior Change
- Assessments and Interventions
- 10 Tips for Changing Health Behaviors
- Note continued: Health Behavior Theories
- Theories Versus Concepts
- 4. Exercise
- Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health
- The Most Popular Activity: Walking
- The Most Popular Inactivity: Sitting
- Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement
- Exercise for Weight Management
- The Four Components of My Exercise Class
- Less Conventional Exercises
- The Activity Pyramid
- Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity
- Selected Topics
- 5. Nutrition and Weight Management
- The Food Guide Pyramid and Variations
- Good Nutritional Habits
- Fat
- Carbohydrates and Fiber
- Sugar
- Protein
- Water
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Sodium
- Nutrition Labels
- Malnutrition
- Selected Nutrition Topics
- Trends in Weight Gain
- Measuring Overweight and Obesity
- Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment
- Should We Gain Weight With Age?
- Body Composition
- Diets
- Bariatric Surgery
- Note continued: Medicare Coverage for Weight-Loss Counseling
- 10 Tips for Weight Loss or Maintenance
- Diet Drugs
- Competitive Eating and Implications for Advocacy
- The End of Overeating
- 6.Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
- Prevalence of CAM
- Communication Barrier Between CAM and Allopathic Medicine
- Types of CAM
- Popular CAM Techniques
- CAM and Medical Education
- Naturopathic Medical Colleges
- Selected CAM Topics and Resources
- Dietary Supplements
- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
- Herbs
- Hormone Supplements
- Other Dietary Supplements
- ConsumerLab.com and the Dietary Supplement Verification Program
- Nutraceuticals, or Functional Foods and Drinks
- 7. Selected Health Education Topics
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Medication Usage
- Injury Prevention
- Sexuality and Intimacy
- Sleep
- 8. Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Mental Illness
- Depression
- Note continued: Alzheimer's Disease
- Other Mental Disorders
- Insurance Coverage Change
- Chronic Stress
- Stress Management
- The Placebo Effect
- Proaging
- Mental Health and Aging Resources
- Social/Emotional Support
- Family, Friends, Church, and Others
- Online Support
- Pet Support
- Religious or Spiritual Support
- Peer Support Groups
- Intergenerational Support
- 9.Community Health
- Community Organizations
- Worksite Wellness
- Model Health Promotion Programs
- Professional Associations
- Community Volunteering
- Community Health Advocacy
- 10. Long-Term Care and End-of-Life Care
- Long-Term Care
- Informal Caregiving
- Formal Caregiving
- Nursing Homes and Culture Change
- Long-Term Care Alternatives
- Additional Long-Term Care Alternatives
- Long-Term Care Insurance: Private Versus Public
- End-of-Life Care
- Death With Dignity Act
- Nursing Homes and Death
- Green Burials and Cemeteries
- Note continued: 11. Public Health Policy and Diversity
- Funding Public Health
- Surgeon General's Reports on Health
- Social Security
- Medicare
- Affordable Care Act
- Rationing
- A Single-Payer, Managed Health Care System
- Medication Issues
- And, Briefly, the Rest of My Public Health and Aging Policy Concerns
- Oregon Is a Model State for Health Promotion Legislation
- Culture and Public Health Policy
- Minority/Race/Ethnic/Disadvantaged Groups
- Disparities in Health and Health Care
- Sex Differences
- LGBT Aging
- Rural Aging
- Global Aging
- The Diversity of Aging.