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Continuing to advocate for health professionals becoming health educators and a more informed, healthier aging population, David Haber has updated this fourth edition of his respected text with discussion and analysis of major issues and topics in the field, including:
Innovative ideas on public policy and aging, examples of stand-out community health advocacy, and a final chapter on the future of the field complete this integrated look at our health, community, and aging. Instructor's Guide Now Available!An Instructor's Manual for this textbook is available for those professors who have adopted Health Promotion and Aging, Fourth Edition and can verify a bookstore order of 7 or more copies. Please email our Marketing Department at marketing@springerpub.com if you have adopted this text as you will need a password to download the guide. Please provide the name and telephone number of the bookstore that ordered the textbooks. A print version of the Instructor's Guide is also available. |
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List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Health People Initiatives Sociodemographic Trends Definitions of Health Aging Health Perspectives and Aging Health Care A Health Promotion and Aging Model Questions for Discussion Collaboration Communication Cruising the Net Selected Communication Issues Questions for Discussion Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy Breast Cancer Menopause Blood Pressure Osteoporosis Cholesterol Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Prostate Cancer Hearing and Vision Oral Health Diabetes Depression Other Medical (and Dog) Screenings Immunizations Aspirin Prophylaxis The Polypill Medicare Prevention Questions for Discussion Health Behavior Assessments and Interventions Ten Tips for Changing Health Behaviors Health Behavior Theories Questions for Discussion 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health The Most Popular Activity of All: Walking Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement The Four Components of My Exercise Class Other Exercises The Activity Pyramid Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity Selected Topics Questions for Discussion The Food Guide Pyramid The Personalized Nutrition Bulls-Eye Good Nutritional Habits Fats Cholesterol Carbohydrates and Fiber Sugar Protein Water Vitamins and Minerals Sodium and High Blood Pressure Calcium and Osteoporosis Nutrition Labels Malnutrition Selected Topics Questions for Discussion Trends in Weight Gain Obesity and Overweight Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment Should We Gain Weight With Age? Body Composition Exercise Low-Carbohydrate and High-Protein Diets Other Weight Loss Programs Bariatric Surgery Caloric Input and Expenditure Ten Tips for Weight Loss or Maintenance Selected Weight Management Topics Questions for Discussion National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Prevalence of CAM Types of CAM CAM and Medical Education Selected CAM Topics and Resources Dietary Supplements Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Herbs Hormone Supplements Other Dietary Supplements ConsumerLab.com and Dietary Supplement Verification Program Nutraceuticals or Functional Foods and Drinks Questions for Discussion Smoking Alcohol Medication Usage Injury Prevention Sleep Questions for Discussion Definition of Social Support Family, Friends, Church, and Others Lay Support Online Support Pet Support Religious or Spiritual Support Caregiving, Sexuality, and Other Types of Intimate Support Terminally Ill Peer Support Intergenerational Support Physician Support Questions for Discussion Mental Health and Mental Illness Depression Alzheimer's Disease Other Mental Disorders Insurance Coverage Chronic Stress Stress Management Mental Health and Aging Resources Questions for Discussion Community Organizations Model Health Promotion Programs Professional Associations Community Volunteering Community Health Advocacy Questions for Discussion Age Gender Race and Ethnicity Culture Socioeconomic Status Rural Aging Global Questions for Discussion Wellness General of the United States An Opposing Point of View (Sort of) And Now for the Rest of the Wellness General's Platform Questions for Discussion Retirement Physical Health Mental Health Supportive Housing Conclusion | |||||||||
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| "...[this book] should be on the bookshelf of every student and every professor in any one of the health disciplines...[it] is a resource that pulls together everything that a health provider would need to know about promoting health and quality of life for older adults."--From the Foreword by Barbara Resnick, PhD, FAAN | |||||||||
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David Haber, PhD, is the John and Janice Fisher Distinguished Professor of Wellness and Gerontology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Dr. Haber was a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and before that served as the director of Creighton University's shopping mall-based Center for Healthy Aging in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America, and recognized for two Best Practice Awards from the National Council on the Aging, the Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and the Molly Mettler Award for Leadership in Health Promotion from the National Council on Aging. The third edition of this book was selected as the 2004 Book of the Year Award by the American Journal of Nursing in two categories: Gerontologic Nursing and Community and Public Health. Dr. Haber has also authored Health Care for an Aging Society. He has been Project Director or Principal Investigator of 20 research or demonstration projects related to health and aging. Typically, these projects involve health profession and gerontology students leading community health promotion projects with older adults, and contributing to the evaluation of these programs. Dr. Haber received his PhD in sociology from the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. | |||||||||
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