Aults and seniors [[electronic resource] ] : determinants of health / / papers commissioned by the National Forum on Health

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454334603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sainte-Foy, Québec, : Éditions MultiMondes : , : National Forum on Health, c1998
• ISBN: 2-89544-208-8; 1-4356-9889-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Collana: Canada Health Action: Building on the Legacy ; ; Volume 2
• Disciplina: 362.10971
• Soggetti: Public health - Canada; Medical policy - Canada; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: ""First Cover""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""Adults""; ""The Health Consequences of Unemployment""; ""Table of contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Key conclusions from the research literature""; ""The Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Unemployment""; ""The Effects of Unemployment on Family Members""; ""Preliminary Results from a Canadian Community Survey""; ""Reemployment and the Recovery of Health""; ""Mediating and Moderating Factors""; ""Summary of Key Findings""; ""Success stories""; ""The Michigan JOBS Program""; ""Local Success Stories""; ""Job Clubs""; ""Policy Implications""""Reducing Unemployment""; ""Altering the Consequences of Unemployment""; ""Bibliography""; ""Promoting Literacy, Improving Health""; ""Table of contents""; ""Overview of literacy work""; ""Statistics""; ""Causes of Limited Literacy""; ""Personal Factors""; ""Social and Economic Factors""; ""The Role of Schools""; ""Impact of Limited Literacy""; ""Literacy Programming""; ""Program Delivery""; ""Programs in Educational Institutions""; ""Community-Based Programs""; ""Workplace Programs""; ""Effectiveness of Literacy Programs""; ""The Role of Communication Technologies in Literacy""""Key Program Groups""; ""Aboriginal Peoples""; ""Francophones""; ""Inmates""; ; ""Women""; ""Health care and literacy""; ""Impact of Limited Literacy on Health""; ""Health Care Responses to the Literacy Issue""; ""Social Policy Changes""; ""Increased Awareness of the Issue""; ""Collaboration between Health and Literacy Workers""; ""Increased Access to Health Information""; ""Success stories""; ""Beat the Street: Frontier College""; ""BEST â€? Basic Education for Skills Training: The Ontario Federation of Labour""; ""Intergenerational Literacy Program: Invergarry Learning Centre""""Something Special for Seniors: Medicine Hat College and One Voice""; ""Policy implications""; ""Health Care""; ""Education""; ""Social Equity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Seniors""; ""Maintaining and Enhancing Independence and Well-Being in Old Age""; ""Table of contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Health and wellness""; ""Seniors""; ""Nonmedical determinants of health""; ""Lifestyles""; ""The Social Structure""; ""Community development: a strategy with a promise""; ""Success stories""; ""Discover Choices: Manitoba and Saskatchewan""""Support Services to Seniors Program""; ""Tenderloin Seniors Organizing Project (TSOP)""; ""On Lok: Peaceful, happy abo""; ""Arthritis Self-Management Program: B.C. Project""; ""Policy implications""; ""Specific suggestions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating among Older Canadians""; ""Table of contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Key conclusions from the literature on active living""; ""Income Disparity""; ""Education""; ""Social Network and Support""; ""Physical Environment""; ""Self-Worth and Empowerment""; ""Key conclusions from the literature on healthy eating""