{"product_id":"public-health-and-aging-maximizing-function-and-well-being","title":"Public Health and Aging: Maximizing Function and Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Public Health and Aging: Maximizing Function and Well-Being (Hardcover, 448 pages) – Springer Publishing Company, 2009. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eNamed a 2013 Doody's Core Title!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition has the balance of breadth and depth and should appeal to practitioners, academics and students alike. The second edition of Public Health and Aging is a must-read book in the developing field of public health and aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--American Public Health Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This] book provides an understanding of the physical, mental, and social functioning domains that affect older persons and how these affect quality of life. This is a valuable addition to the growing field of public health and aging.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Doody's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book promotes the development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, and social functioning, irrespective of acquired diseases and with due recognition of the senescent changes that accompany late life. Updated, revised, and significantly expanded, this second edition contains new chapters that examine chronic disease, long-term care, and ethical issues in public health and aging. The book also serves as a resource to health professionals and students, delineating what measures health care professionals can take to help elderly populations not only maintain but optimise their health.\" -- The Lamp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe health care industry has continued its efforts to promote health and prevent disease among elderly populations. In this book, however, the authors argue that simple health promotion and disease prevention are not enough to address the many challenges of aging-whether it entails being physically frail, living with dementia, or approaching death. Instead, the unique focus of this groundbreaking text centers on maximizing function and well-being for the elderly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book promotes the development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, and social functioning, irrespective of acquired disease and with due recognition of the senescent changes that accompany late life. Updated, revised, and significantly expanded, this second edition contains new chapters that examine chronic disease, long-term care, and ethical issues in public health and aging. The book also serves as an excellent textbook for both graduate and undergraduate curriculums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides updated statistics and trends related to physical, cognitive, and affective functioning for older adults \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers key topics such as physical functioning and disability, cognitive disability, affective and social functioning, quality of life, and mortality \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the national efforts to make communities more \"elder-friendly\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes important information on evidence-based depression management programs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the core fields of public health: epidemiology, population studies, health systems and policy, and health behaviors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructor's Guide available to qualified instructors (contact textbook@springerpub.com) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   From the Back Cover   769           About the Author   \u003cp\u003eSteven M. Albert, PhD, MS, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences (BCHS), Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Freedman is a professor in the Department of Health Systems and Policy at the University of Medicine and Dentistry's School of Public Health. Trained in the demography and epidemiology of aging, Dr. Freedman's research focuses on issues at the nexus of population aging, disability, and long-term care. She recently served as a member of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Future of Disability in America.\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Steven Albert PhD MSPH FGSA FAAN, Vicki A. 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