Healthy aging : challenges and solutions /

Biology of aging

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dychtwald, Ken, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : healthy aging or Tithonius/ revenge
  • Revolution in longevity
  • Successful aging
  • The care for healthy aging and the compression of morbidity
  • Do physical activity and physical fitness avert premature mortality
  • The case for preventing decline in the aging brain
  • Biotechnology : molecular engineering for healthy aging
  • The future of geriatrics : a call to action
  • The past, present and future of gerontologic nursing
  • The geriatric evaluation and treatment unit : a model site for acute care of frail elderly patients, education and research
  • Creativity and health aging
  • New models of health care for elders at risk
  • Geriatric assessment and managed care
  • Older, sicker, smarter, and redefining quality : the older consumer's quest for service
  • The political economy of health care in the elderly population
  • Healthy aging in the national interest : the politics of research
  • The insurer's role in shaping a new health care agenda
  • The growing pains of aging : disability, aging and baby boomers
  • Long-term care choice : a simple, cost-free solution to the financing puzzle
  • The media's role : beyond the medical model of journalism on aging
  • The past, present and future of self-care
  • Lifestyle and longevity : mind over matter - Exercise, nutrition and healthy aging : establishing community-based exercise programs
  • Reversing disease through diet and exercise : the Pritikin approach
  • Toward appropriate use of medical care among the aged
  • Community-wide prevention programs - they work