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Adults and Seniors.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Québec City :
Editions MultiMondes,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
- Sucess stories
- The Michigan JOBS Program
- Local Success Stories
- Job Clubs
- Policy ImplicationsReducing 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 LiteracyKey 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
- Sucess stories
- Beat the Street: Frontier College
- BEST � Basic Education for Skills Training: The Ontario Federation of Labour
- Intergenerational Literacy Program: Invergarry Learning CentreSomething 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
- Sucess stories
- Discover Choices: Manitoba and SaskatchewanSupport Services to Seniors Program
- Tenderloin Seniors Organizing Project (TSOP)
- On Lok: “Peaceful, happy abode�
- 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