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Health promotion and aging : practical applications for health professionals /

The seventh edition of this classic text champions healthy aging by demonstrating how to prevent or manage disease and make large-scale improvements toward health and wellness in the older adult population. The text synthesizes state-of-the-art research findings--providing convincing evidence that h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haber, David, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2016]
Edición:Seventh edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • Healthy People Initiatives
  • Aging, Health, Social, and Medical Trends
  • Definitions of Healthy Aging
  • Health Perspectives and Aging
  • Legislation
  • Health Care, Medical Care, Quality Care
  • 2. Clinical Preventive Services
  • Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy
  • Cancer Deaths
  • Lung Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Other Cancers
  • Menopause
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Osteoporosis
  • Cholesterol
  • Diabetes
  • Hearing
  • Vision
  • Oral Health
  • Hepatitis C
  • Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)?
  • Immunizations
  • Aspirin Prophylaxis
  • The Polypill
  • Medicare Prevention
  • A Final Word
  • 3. Empowering Older Adults
  • Empowering Older Clients
  • Empowering Older Patients
  • Communication
  • Cruising the Internet
  • Selected Communication Barriers
  • Health Behavior Change
  • Assessments and Interventions
  • 10 Tips for Changing Health Behaviors
  • Note continued: Health Behavior Theories
  • Theories Versus Concepts
  • 4. Exercise
  • Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health
  • The Most Popular Activity: Walking
  • The Most Popular Inactivity: Sitting
  • Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement
  • Exercise for Weight Management
  • The Four Components of My Exercise Class
  • Less Conventional Exercises
  • The Activity Pyramid
  • Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity
  • Selected Topics
  • 5. Nutrition and Weight Management
  • The Food Guide Pyramid and Variations
  • Good Nutritional Habits
  • Fat
  • Carbohydrates and Fiber
  • Sugar
  • Protein
  • Water
  • Vitamins and Minerals
  • Sodium
  • Nutrition Labels
  • Malnutrition
  • Selected Nutrition Topics
  • Trends in Weight Gain
  • Measuring Overweight and Obesity
  • Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment
  • Should We Gain Weight With Age?
  • Body Composition
  • Diets
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Note continued: 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
  • 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
  • CAM and Medical Education
  • Naturopathic Medical Colleges
  • Selected CAM Topics and Resources
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
  • Herbs
  • Hormone Supplements
  • Other Dietary Supplements
  • ConsumerLab.com and the Dietary Supplement Verification Program
  • Nutraceuticals, or Functional Foods and Drinks
  • 7. Selected Health Education Topics
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol
  • Medication Usage
  • Injury Prevention
  • Sexuality and Intimacy
  • Sleep
  • 8. Mental Health
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Illness
  • Depression
  • Note continued: Alzheimer's Disease
  • Other Mental Disorders
  • Insurance Coverage Change
  • Chronic Stress
  • Stress Management
  • The Placebo Effect
  • Proaging
  • Mental Health and Aging Resources
  • Social/Emotional Support
  • Family, Friends, Church, and Others
  • Online Support
  • Pet Support
  • Religious or Spiritual Support
  • Peer Support Groups
  • Intergenerational Support
  • 9.Community Health
  • Community Organizations
  • Worksite Wellness
  • Model Health Promotion Programs
  • Professional Associations
  • Community Volunteering
  • Community Health Advocacy
  • 10. Long-Term Care and End-of-Life Care
  • Long-Term Care
  • Informal Caregiving
  • Formal Caregiving
  • Nursing Homes and Culture Change
  • Long-Term Care Alternatives
  • Additional Long-Term Care Alternatives
  • Long-Term Care Insurance: Private Versus Public
  • End-of-Life Care
  • Death With Dignity Act
  • Nursing Homes and Death
  • Green Burials and Cemeteries
  • Note continued: 11. Public Health Policy and Diversity
  • Funding Public Health
  • Surgeon General's Reports on Health
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Affordable Care Act
  • Rationing
  • A Single-Payer, Managed Health Care System
  • Medication Issues
  • And, Briefly, the Rest of My Public Health and Aging Policy Concerns
  • Oregon Is a Model State for Health Promotion Legislation
  • Culture and Public Health Policy
  • Minority/Race/Ethnic/Disadvantaged Groups
  • Disparities in Health and Health Care
  • Sex Differences
  • LGBT Aging
  • Rural Aging
  • Global Aging
  • The Diversity of Aging.