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Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (87 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmithAmy |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Social aspects
Older people - Health and hygiene Older people - Economic aspects Aging - Government policy Population aging |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-55428-X
9786612554285 0-309-15011-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Biological Research, Medical Advances, and Ethical Considerations""; ""3 Enhancing Healthy Aging""; ""4 Macroeconomic and Financial Impacts""; ""5 Income Security and Health Care Financing Programs""; ""6 Social Institutions and Policies""; ""7 Community Responses""; ""8 Summary Discussion""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Selected Recent National Academies Publications on Aging Issues""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and Presenters"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459533103321 |
| Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 | ||
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Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (87 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmithAmy |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Social aspects
Older people - Health and hygiene Older people - Economic aspects Aging - Government policy Population aging Aged Health Promotion Health Services for the Aged - economics Public Policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Congress. |
| ISBN |
0-309-15201-1
1-282-55428-X 9786612554285 0-309-15011-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Biological Research, Medical Advances, and Ethical Considerations""; ""3 Enhancing Healthy Aging""; ""4 Macroeconomic and Financial Impacts""; ""5 Income Security and Health Care Financing Programs""; ""6 Social Institutions and Policies""; ""7 Community Responses""; ""8 Summary Discussion""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Selected Recent National Academies Publications on Aging Issues""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and Presenters"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784955203321 |
| Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Grand challenges of our aging society [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (87 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmithAmy |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Social aspects
Older people - Health and hygiene Older people - Economic aspects Aging - Government policy Population aging Aged Health Promotion Health Services for the Aged - economics Public Policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Congress. |
| ISBN |
0-309-15201-1
1-282-55428-X 9786612554285 0-309-15011-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Biological Research, Medical Advances, and Ethical Considerations""; ""3 Enhancing Healthy Aging""; ""4 Macroeconomic and Financial Impacts""; ""5 Income Security and Health Care Financing Programs""; ""6 Social Institutions and Policies""; ""7 Community Responses""; ""8 Summary Discussion""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Selected Recent National Academies Publications on Aging Issues""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and Presenters"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809465003321 |
| Washington D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health and Care in Ageing Societies : A New International Approach / / Liz Lloyd
| Health and Care in Ageing Societies : A New International Approach / / Liz Lloyd |
| Autore | Lloyd Liz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.19897 |
| Collana | Ageing and the lifecourse |
| Soggetto topico |
Population aging
Older people - Medical care Older people - Health and hygiene Aged Health Promotion Health Policy - trends Health Services for the Aged |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4473-0760-7
1-280-67697-3 9786613653901 1-4473-0492-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Health and Care in Ageing Societies; Contents; List of abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; How the book is organised; 2. Patterns and trends in ageing and health; Introduction; Life expectancy and mortality rates; Causes of death; The 'double burden'; Morbidity and disability; Gender inequalities; Chronic illness, disability and the compression of morbidity thesis; Population ageing and social support; Summary; 3. Understanding health and care; Introduction; Biomedical approaches to health; Health as the absence of illness
Functional or instrumental models of health: health as a means to an endPositive conceptualisations of health: the salutogenic approach; Health and identity; Conceptualising care; A lifecourse approach to health and care; The third age-fourth age dichotomy; Summary; 4. The policy process in health and care; Introduction; Policy as process; The context of the policy process: the impacts of globalisation; The ideological terrain: the development of dominant policy discourses on ageing; The political and organisational terrain; Policy implementation: fine on paper but poor in practice? Engagement in the policy process: struggle and compromiseValues and ethics in health and care policies for ageing societies; Equity in health: the capabilities approach; Capabilities and healthcare policies; Summary; 5. Healthy ageing: upstream actions to prevent illness; Introduction; Public health and health promotion; Critiques of the New Public Health and health promotion; Ageing, disease prevention and health promotion; From research to action; Active ageing: the moral message of health promotion in later life; Socioeconomic determinants and social capital; Summary 6. Medicine, ageing and healthcareIntroduction; Health services and health; Population ageing and healthcare systems; Health work migration; Age and equity in access to healthcare; Anti-ageing medicine; Healthcare needs in later life; Dementia; Depression; Secondary prevention in chronic and non-communicable diseases (NCDs); Summary; 7. Care for health in later life; Introduction; Dependence on others: the need for care; Dependence at the end of life; The provision of formal care at the end of life; Conceptualisations of care in policies; Family obligations and unpaid care Policy developments in long-term careGlobal chains of care; Summary; 8. Conclusion; The ethics of care as a framework for analysis; The ethics of care and gerontology; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462185003321 |
Lloyd Liz
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| Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health data on older Americans : United States, 1992
| Health data on older Americans : United States, 1992 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hyattsville, Maryland : , : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, , 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) |
| Collana |
DHHS publication
Vital and health statistics. Series 3, Analytic and epidemiological studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Older people - Medical care - United States Older people - Long-term care - United States Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Statistics.
Statistics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Health data on older Americans |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910692641003321 |
| Hyattsville, Maryland : , : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, , 1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health literacy among older adults / / Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, editor
| Health literacy among older adults / / Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 613/.0438 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health literacy
Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-9452-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466000903321 |
| New York, [New York] : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health literacy among older adults / / Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, editor
| Health literacy among older adults / / Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 613/.0438 |
| Soggetto topico |
Health literacy
Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-9452-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910527500703321 |
| New York, [New York] : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber, PhD
| Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber, PhD |
| Autore | Haber David <1944-> |
| Edizione | [Seventh edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (484 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.19897/00973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Preventive health services for older people - United States
Health promotion - United States Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-3189-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Share Health Promotion and Aging: Practical Applications for Health Professionals, Seventh Edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Healthy People Initiatives -- Aging, Health, Social, and Medical Trends -- Definitions of Healthy Aging -- The Federal Government -- Extraordinary Accomplishments -- Prevention -- Wellness -- Antiold and Antiaging -- Compression of Morbidity -- Health Perspectives and Aging -- Health Expectancy Versus Life Expectancy -- Physical Versus Emotional Aspects of Aging -- Intergenerational Conflict Over Health Care? -- Legislation -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Social Security -- Health Care, Medical Care, Quality Care -- Health Care Versus Medical Care -- Chapter 2: Clinical Preventive Services -- Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy -- Annual Physical -- Accuracy, Reliability, and Effectiveness of Medical Screenings -- Cancer Deaths -- Lung Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ -- Mammography Controversies -- Mammography Update -- Prostate Cancer -- Treatment Options -- Colorectal Cancer -- Innovative Colorectal Cancer Screenings -- Other Cancers -- Skin Cancer -- Cervical Cancer -- Thyroid Cancer -- Menopause -- Hormone Replacement Therapy -- HRT Update -- High Blood Pressure -- Blood Pressure Threshold -- Treatment -- Osteoporosis -- Treatment -- Cholesterol -- Statins -- Low-Density Lipoprotein -- 2013 Cholesterol Guidelines -- Statin Concerns -- Diabetes -- Hearing -- Vision -- Oral Health -- Hepatitis C -- Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)? -- Immunizations -- Influenza -- Pneumonia -- Tetanus -- Shingles -- Aspirin Prophylaxis -- The Polypill -- Medicare Prevention -- A Final Word -- Chapter 3: Empowering Older Adults -- Empowering Older Clients.
Community Health Promotion Programs -- Empowering Older Patients -- Communication -- Personality Characteristics of an Effective Health Educator -- How Effectively Do You Communicate? -- Cruising the Internet -- Case Study in Web Deception: drkoop.com -- Websites -- Electronic Resources -- Selected Communication Barriers -- Cross-Cultural Communication -- Communication With Older Patients -- Jargon -- Elderspeak -- Health Behavior Change -- Assessments and Interventions -- Health Risk Appraisals -- A Reflective Health Assessment -- Stages of Change -- Health Contracts -- 10 Tips for Changing Health Behaviors -- Health Behavior Theories -- Behavioral and Cognitive Management -- Healthy Pleasures -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Self-Efficacy -- Health Locus of Control -- Health Belief Model -- Other Theories -- Theories Versus Concepts -- Chapter 4: Exercise -- Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health -- The Most Popular Activity: Walking -- Walking in the Neighborhood -- Pedometers -- The Most Popular Inactivity: Sitting -- Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Cancer -- Diabetes -- Depression -- Cognition -- Bone Density -- Fall Prevention -- Osteoarthritis -- Sleep -- Other Conditions -- Caution -- Exercise for Weight Management -- The Four Components of My Exercise Class -- The Aerobics Component -- The Muscular Strength or Endurance Component -- The Flexibility and Balance Component -- Yoga and Tai Chi -- Dance and Other Balance Exercises -- The Health Education Component -- Less Conventional Exercises -- Different Strokes for Different Folks -- The Activity Pyramid -- Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity -- Other Barriers and Cautions -- Selected Topics -- How to Respond to an Excuse -- Benefits -- Health Club, Home, or Religious Setting -- Personal Trainer. Wii-Hab for Degenerative Diseases -- Absence of the Health Educator in the Medical Clinic -- A Farewell to Jack -- Chapter 5: Nutrition and Weight Management -- The Food Guide Pyramid and Variations -- Modified Food Guide Pyramids -- MyPyramid -- The Personalized Nutrition Bull's Eye -- Good Nutritional Habits -- Basic Nutrients -- Nutritionism Versus Food -- Fat -- Trans Fat -- The Mediterranean Diet -- Not All Fats Are Created Equal -- Carbohydrates and Fiber -- Sugar -- Protein -- Water -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Sodium -- Nutrition Labels -- Malnutrition -- Selected Nutrition Topics -- Organic Foods -- Coffee -- Sensory Decline -- Food Films -- Advocacy -- Disney and Woody -- Trends in Weight Gain -- Measuring Overweight and Obesity -- Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment -- Genetics -- Lifestyle -- Environment -- Environmental Change to Accommodate Obese Americans -- Should We Gain Weight With Age? -- Body Composition -- Diets -- Ridiculous Diets -- Happy Holiday! -- Bariatric Surgery -- 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Diaphragmatic Breathing -- Progressive Muscle Relaxation -- Visualization -- Relaxation Response, Meditation, Mindfulness -- Acupuncture -- Therapeutic Massage -- Chiropractic -- Hypnosis -- Biofeedback -- Magnet Therapy -- Aromatherapy -- Laughter -- CAM and Medical Education -- Naturopathic Medical Colleges -- Selected CAM Topics and Resources -- CAM Insurance -- Weil and Chopra -- CAM Organizations -- CAM Journals -- Dietary Supplements. Cautions -- Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act -- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements -- Multivitamins -- Calcium and Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin C -- Antioxidant Cocktail -- Vitamin B12 -- Herbs -- Ginkgo Biloba -- The Other Gs -- St. John's Wort -- Saw Palmetto -- Echinacea -- Black Cohosh and Other Herbs for Menopausal Symptoms -- Hormone Supplements -- Human Growth Hormone -- Testosterone -- Melatonin -- Other Dietary Supplements -- Glucosamine and Chondroitin -- Nutritional Drinks -- ConsumerLab.com and the Dietary Supplement Verification Program -- Nutraceuticals, or Functional Foods and Drinks -- Chapter 7: Selected Health Education Topics -- Smoking -- Prevalence -- Associated Diseases and Mortality -- Quit Ratio and Benefit -- Age -- Gender -- Education -- Smoking Cessation Legislation -- Bloody Mouths -- Medicare Smoking Cessation Coverage -- Smoking Cessation: Physicians and Nurses -- Nicotine Replacement -- The E-Cigarette Debate -- Other Interventions -- History of Government Interventions -- Taxes -- Secondhand Smoke and Public Bans -- Alcohol -- Definition -- Types -- Assessment -- Prevalence -- Associated Diseases and Problems -- Intervention and Referral -- Positive Effects -- Resources -- Medication Usage -- A Physician's Experience -- Misuse -- Patient-Related Drug Misuse Factors -- Physician-Related Drug Misuse Factors -- Prevention -- Advice From Pharmacists -- Advertising -- Resources -- Injury Prevention -- Fall Prevention -- Motor Vehicle Safety -- Sexuality and Intimacy -- Sleep -- Sleep Changes With Age -- Sleep-Related Medical Disorders -- Sleep Resources -- Chapter 8: Mental Health -- Mental Health -- Mental Illness -- Depression -- Depression Screening -- Depression Diagnosis -- Treatment for Depression -- Life Review -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Preclinical Alzheimer's -- Characteristics and Stages of AD. Late-Stage Consequences of AD -- Drug Treatment -- Non-Drug Treatments -- Cognitive and Physical Stimulation -- Brain Games -- Other Mental Disorders -- Insurance Coverage Change -- Chronic Stress -- Measurement -- Perspectives -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Stress Management -- A Positive Attitude -- An Opposing View -- The Placebo Effect -- Proaging -- Mental Health and Aging Resources -- Creativity and Aging Resources -- Social/Emotional Support -- Family, Friends, Church, and Others -- Online Support -- Pet Support -- Pet Support Programs -- Religious or Spiritual Support -- And Now for the Rest of the Story -- Aging and Spirituality Resources -- Peer Support Groups -- Empowerment Theories -- Age-Related Peer Support Groups -- Intergenerational Support -- Chapter 9: Community Health -- Community Organizations -- The Aging Network -- Area Agencies on Aging -- Senior Centers -- Religious Institutions -- The Shepherd's Centers of America -- Jewish Community Programs and Aging -- Educational Programs -- Shopping Mall-Based Programs -- Computer Education -- Worksite Wellness -- Institutional Change in the Business World -- Boomer Entrepreneurs -- Model Health Promotion Programs -- The NCOA Center for Healthy Aging -- Healthwise -- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program -- Project Enhance (Formerly the Senior Wellness Project) -- Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease -- Benson's Mind Body Medical Institute -- Strong for Life -- The American Geriatrics Society/Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) -- Community-Oriented Primary Care -- A Model Health Program in a Chinese Community -- Horticulture and Community Gardening -- Professional Associations -- Community Volunteering -- Federal Volunteerism -- AARP -- Community Health Advocacy -- Gray Panthers -- Environmental Advocacy -- Granny Peace Brigade/Occupy Wall Street. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465870703321 |
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Haber David <1944->
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| New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber, PhD
| Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber, PhD |
| Autore | Haber David <1944-> |
| Edizione | [Seventh edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (484 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.19897/00973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Preventive health services for older people - United States
Health promotion - United States Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-3189-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Share Health Promotion and Aging: Practical Applications for Health Professionals, Seventh Edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Healthy People Initiatives -- Aging, Health, Social, and Medical Trends -- Definitions of Healthy Aging -- The Federal Government -- Extraordinary Accomplishments -- Prevention -- Wellness -- Antiold and Antiaging -- Compression of Morbidity -- Health Perspectives and Aging -- Health Expectancy Versus Life Expectancy -- Physical Versus Emotional Aspects of Aging -- Intergenerational Conflict Over Health Care? -- Legislation -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Social Security -- Health Care, Medical Care, Quality Care -- Health Care Versus Medical Care -- Chapter 2: Clinical Preventive Services -- Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy -- Annual Physical -- Accuracy, Reliability, and Effectiveness of Medical Screenings -- Cancer Deaths -- Lung Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ -- Mammography Controversies -- Mammography Update -- Prostate Cancer -- Treatment Options -- Colorectal Cancer -- Innovative Colorectal Cancer Screenings -- Other Cancers -- Skin Cancer -- Cervical Cancer -- Thyroid Cancer -- Menopause -- Hormone Replacement Therapy -- HRT Update -- High Blood Pressure -- Blood Pressure Threshold -- Treatment -- Osteoporosis -- Treatment -- Cholesterol -- Statins -- Low-Density Lipoprotein -- 2013 Cholesterol Guidelines -- Statin Concerns -- Diabetes -- Hearing -- Vision -- Oral Health -- Hepatitis C -- Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)? -- Immunizations -- Influenza -- Pneumonia -- Tetanus -- Shingles -- Aspirin Prophylaxis -- The Polypill -- Medicare Prevention -- A Final Word -- Chapter 3: Empowering Older Adults -- Empowering Older Clients.
Community Health Promotion Programs -- Empowering Older Patients -- Communication -- Personality Characteristics of an Effective Health Educator -- How Effectively Do You Communicate? -- Cruising the Internet -- Case Study in Web Deception: drkoop.com -- Websites -- Electronic Resources -- Selected Communication Barriers -- Cross-Cultural Communication -- Communication With Older Patients -- Jargon -- Elderspeak -- Health Behavior Change -- Assessments and Interventions -- Health Risk Appraisals -- A Reflective Health Assessment -- Stages of Change -- Health Contracts -- 10 Tips for Changing Health Behaviors -- Health Behavior Theories -- Behavioral and Cognitive Management -- Healthy Pleasures -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Self-Efficacy -- Health Locus of Control -- Health Belief Model -- Other Theories -- Theories Versus Concepts -- Chapter 4: Exercise -- Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health -- The Most Popular Activity: Walking -- Walking in the Neighborhood -- Pedometers -- The Most Popular Inactivity: Sitting -- Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Cancer -- Diabetes -- Depression -- Cognition -- Bone Density -- Fall Prevention -- Osteoarthritis -- Sleep -- Other Conditions -- Caution -- Exercise for Weight Management -- The Four Components of My Exercise Class -- The Aerobics Component -- The Muscular Strength or Endurance Component -- The Flexibility and Balance Component -- Yoga and Tai Chi -- Dance and Other Balance Exercises -- The Health Education Component -- Less Conventional Exercises -- Different Strokes for Different Folks -- The Activity Pyramid -- Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity -- Other Barriers and Cautions -- Selected Topics -- How to Respond to an Excuse -- Benefits -- Health Club, Home, or Religious Setting -- Personal Trainer. Wii-Hab for Degenerative Diseases -- Absence of the Health Educator in the Medical Clinic -- A Farewell to Jack -- Chapter 5: Nutrition and Weight Management -- The Food Guide Pyramid and Variations -- Modified Food Guide Pyramids -- MyPyramid -- The Personalized Nutrition Bull's Eye -- Good Nutritional Habits -- Basic Nutrients -- Nutritionism Versus Food -- Fat -- Trans Fat -- The Mediterranean Diet -- Not All Fats Are Created Equal -- Carbohydrates and Fiber -- Sugar -- Protein -- Water -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Sodium -- Nutrition Labels -- Malnutrition -- Selected Nutrition Topics -- Organic Foods -- Coffee -- Sensory Decline -- Food Films -- Advocacy -- Disney and Woody -- Trends in Weight Gain -- Measuring Overweight and Obesity -- Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment -- Genetics -- Lifestyle -- Environment -- Environmental Change to Accommodate Obese Americans -- Should We Gain Weight With Age? -- Body Composition -- Diets -- Ridiculous Diets -- Happy Holiday! -- Bariatric Surgery -- 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Diaphragmatic Breathing -- Progressive Muscle Relaxation -- Visualization -- Relaxation Response, Meditation, Mindfulness -- Acupuncture -- Therapeutic Massage -- Chiropractic -- Hypnosis -- Biofeedback -- Magnet Therapy -- Aromatherapy -- Laughter -- CAM and Medical Education -- Naturopathic Medical Colleges -- Selected CAM Topics and Resources -- CAM Insurance -- Weil and Chopra -- CAM Organizations -- CAM Journals -- Dietary Supplements. Cautions -- Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act -- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements -- Multivitamins -- Calcium and Vitamin D -- Vitamin E -- Vitamin C -- Antioxidant Cocktail -- Vitamin B12 -- Herbs -- Ginkgo Biloba -- The Other Gs -- St. John's Wort -- Saw Palmetto -- Echinacea -- Black Cohosh and Other Herbs for Menopausal Symptoms -- Hormone Supplements -- Human Growth Hormone -- Testosterone -- Melatonin -- Other Dietary Supplements -- Glucosamine and Chondroitin -- Nutritional Drinks -- ConsumerLab.com and the Dietary Supplement Verification Program -- Nutraceuticals, or Functional Foods and Drinks -- Chapter 7: Selected Health Education Topics -- Smoking -- Prevalence -- Associated Diseases and Mortality -- Quit Ratio and Benefit -- Age -- Gender -- Education -- Smoking Cessation Legislation -- Bloody Mouths -- Medicare Smoking Cessation Coverage -- Smoking Cessation: Physicians and Nurses -- Nicotine Replacement -- The E-Cigarette Debate -- Other Interventions -- History of Government Interventions -- Taxes -- Secondhand Smoke and Public Bans -- Alcohol -- Definition -- Types -- Assessment -- Prevalence -- Associated Diseases and Problems -- Intervention and Referral -- Positive Effects -- Resources -- Medication Usage -- A Physician's Experience -- Misuse -- Patient-Related Drug Misuse Factors -- Physician-Related Drug Misuse Factors -- Prevention -- Advice From Pharmacists -- Advertising -- Resources -- Injury Prevention -- Fall Prevention -- Motor Vehicle Safety -- Sexuality and Intimacy -- Sleep -- Sleep Changes With Age -- Sleep-Related Medical Disorders -- Sleep Resources -- Chapter 8: Mental Health -- Mental Health -- Mental Illness -- Depression -- Depression Screening -- Depression Diagnosis -- Treatment for Depression -- Life Review -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Preclinical Alzheimer's -- Characteristics and Stages of AD. Late-Stage Consequences of AD -- Drug Treatment -- Non-Drug Treatments -- Cognitive and Physical Stimulation -- Brain Games -- Other Mental Disorders -- Insurance Coverage Change -- Chronic Stress -- Measurement -- Perspectives -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Stress Management -- A Positive Attitude -- An Opposing View -- The Placebo Effect -- Proaging -- Mental Health and Aging Resources -- Creativity and Aging Resources -- Social/Emotional Support -- Family, Friends, Church, and Others -- Online Support -- Pet Support -- Pet Support Programs -- Religious or Spiritual Support -- And Now for the Rest of the Story -- Aging and Spirituality Resources -- Peer Support Groups -- Empowerment Theories -- Age-Related Peer Support Groups -- Intergenerational Support -- Chapter 9: Community Health -- Community Organizations -- The Aging Network -- Area Agencies on Aging -- Senior Centers -- Religious Institutions -- The Shepherd's Centers of America -- Jewish Community Programs and Aging -- Educational Programs -- Shopping Mall-Based Programs -- Computer Education -- Worksite Wellness -- Institutional Change in the Business World -- Boomer Entrepreneurs -- Model Health Promotion Programs -- The NCOA Center for Healthy Aging -- Healthwise -- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program -- Project Enhance (Formerly the Senior Wellness Project) -- Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease -- Benson's Mind Body Medical Institute -- Strong for Life -- The American Geriatrics Society/Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) -- Community-Oriented Primary Care -- A Model Health Program in a Chinese Community -- Horticulture and Community Gardening -- Professional Associations -- Community Volunteering -- Federal Volunteerism -- AARP -- Community Health Advocacy -- Gray Panthers -- Environmental Advocacy -- Granny Peace Brigade/Occupy Wall Street. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910527155103321 |
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Haber David <1944->
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| New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health promotion and aging [[electronic resource] ] : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber
| Health promotion and aging [[electronic resource] ] : practical applications for health professionals / / David Haber |
| Autore | Haber David <1944-> |
| Edizione | [6th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (534 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.19897/00973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Preventive health services for older people - United States
Health promotion - United States Older people - Health and hygiene |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-9918-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Healthy People Initiatives; Sociodemographic Trends; Population Growth Over Age 65; The Baby Boomers; The Older Old, Chronic Conditions, and Disability; Centenarians; Life Expectancy; Hospital Stays and Physician Visits; Medication Use; Health Habits; Perceptions of Health; Volunteering; Marital Status; Work; Educational Status; Political Power; Internet Access; Poverty; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Definitions of Healthy Aging; The Federal Government
Extraordinary AccomplishmentsPrevention; Wellness; Antiold and Antiaging; Compression of Morbidity; Health Perspectives and Aging; Health Expectancy Versus Life Expectancy; Physical Versus Emotional Aspects of Aging; Intergenerational Conflict Over Health Care?; Legislation; Medicare; Medicaid; Social Security; Quality Care, Health Care, Medical Care; Health Care Versus Medical Care; Chapter 2: Clinical Preventive Services; Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy; Guide to Clinical Preventive Services; Accuracy, Reliability, and Effectiveness of Screening Tests Breast CancerThe 2001 Mammography Controversy; 2009 Mammography Update; Menopause and the HRT Controversy; 2012 HRT Update; Blood Pressure; Osteoporosis; Cholesterol; Statins; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Skin Cancer; Hearing and Vision; Oral Health; Diabetes; Depression; Hepatitis C; Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)?; Immunization; Aspirin Prophylaxis; The Polypill; Medicare Prevention; A Final Word; Chapter 3: Health Educators: Collaboration, Communication, and Health Behavior Change; Collaboration; Willingness to Collaborate Client Empowerment Versus the Passive PatientHow to Collaborate; Changing Medical Encounters into Health Encounters; An Office System for Implementing a Health Promotion Practice; Put Prevention into Practice; Community Health Promotion Programs; Personality Characteristics of a Health Educator Who is a Collaborator; Communication; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Informational Processing; Social and Behavioral Support; Cruising the Internet; Case Study in Web Deception: drkoop.com; Websites; Electronic Newsletters Communication Barriers Between Health Professionals and Older ClientsCross-Cultural Communication; Communicating to Client Companions; Health Professional Barriers; Jargon and Elderspeak; Four Common Reasons for Health Professionals Not to Communicate about Health Promotion to Older Clients; Health Behavior Change; Health Behavior Assessments and Interventions; Health Risk Appraisals; A Reflective Health Assessment; Stages of Change; Health Contracts; Precede; Ten Tips for Changing Health Behaviors; Motivation; Modest; Measurable; Memory; Positive Thoughts; Reinforcement Environmental Support |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463240603321 |
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Haber David <1944->
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| New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soggetto topico
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Older people - Health and hygiene
(169)
- Aging (26)
- Older people - Medical care (22)
- Geriatrics (16)
- Exercise for older people (15)