Health Promotion and Aging

Cutting-edge, evidence-based strategies to help older adults thrive and optimize their health throughout the aging process.

Connects research, policy, and practice for promoting wellness in old age. Readers will learn how to assess risks and apply interventions across systems, settings, and populations. The ninth edition includes critical updates on digital health tools, pharmacological advances, volunteering, and international perspectives—making it ideal for those working in gerontology, public health, and interprofessional aging services. Study, practice, and succeed with CourseConnect—an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.

What's New: 

• Expanded analysis of wearable tech, digital health literacy, and their applications in aging care 

• New material on geroscience and evolving Medicare coverage for health promotion 

• Insight into brain training, pharmacotherapies, and evidence-based cognitive strategies 

• Updated discussions on encore careers, volunteering, and the aging services network 

• Integration of Healthy People 2030 objectives and global perspectives on aging 

Key Features: 

• Explores health risks, resilience strategies, and optimal aging approaches grounded in current scientific evidence 

• Prepares students and professionals to design, implement, and evaluate interventions for healthy aging across disciplines 

• Includes instructor resources, test banks, and real-world tools to enhance learning and course integration 

• Written by a leading gerontology scholar and GSA Fellow with deep interdisciplinary expertise and editorial leadership 

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