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Serving minority elders in the 21st century /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer Pub.,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. Physical and functional health. Public policies and minority elders / Robert H. Binstock
- Serving minority elders : preventing chronic illness and disability in the African American elderly / Mary McKinney Edmonds
- Preventing chronic illness and disability : Asian Americans / Donna L. Yee
- Preventing chronic illness and disability among Native American elders / Robert John, Catherin Hagan Hennessy, and Clark H. Denny
- The health of Mexican American elderly : selected findings from the Hispanic EPESE / Kyriakos S. Markides [and others]
- Osteoporosis overview : should minorities be concerned? / Chad L. Deal
- Coronary heart disease in women / Anne L. Taylor. II. Mental health. Mental health and the future of elders / Gene D. Cohen
- Status of mental health needs of Asian elderly / Kem B. Louie
- Mental health, aging, and Americans of African descent / E. Percil Stanford
- Culture, aging, and mental health / Atwood D. Gaines
- Barriers to mental-health-care access faced by Hispanic elderly / Sara Torres. III. Community. Bridging the gap : community solutions for Black-elder health care in the 21st century / Sharon Jones
- Culturally competent care / Toni Tripp-Reimer
- Culturally competent care teams / Nancy S. Wadsworth and Stephanie J. FallCreek
- Perceptions of community services by African American and White older persons / Baila Miller and Donald Stull
- Evaluating a model of successful aging for urban African American and White elderly / Eva Kahana [and others]. Epilogue. Serving minority elders : directions for future research / Marie R. Haug and May L. Wykle.