Serving minority elders in the 21st century / / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823756103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999
• ISBN: 1-281-80608-0; 9786611806088; 0-8261-1719-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WykleMay L; FordAmasa B. <1922-2007.>
• Disciplina: 362.6/089
• Soggetti: Minority older people - Services for - United States; Minority older people - Care - United States; Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Tribute to Eliza Simmons Bryant; Introduction: Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century; Section One: Physical and Functional Health; Section Two: Mental Health; Section Three: Community; Epilogue: Serving Minority Elders: Directions for Future Research; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nationally recognized scholars address the unique problems encountered by minority elders in achieving the goal of maximum well-being as we enter the 21st century. Topics include physical health, continuum of care, mental health, social policy, economic security and research planning and development. Minority populations surveyed include the elderly African American, Asian American, American Indian, Mexican American and women. Contributors include: D. Lee, M. Haug, R. Binstock, G. Cohen, K. Markides, T. Tripp-Reimer, E. Kahana and many more.