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Sixth edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 513 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Healthy People Initiatives; Sociodemographic Trends; Population Growth Over Age 65; The Baby Boomers; The Older Old, Chronic Conditions, and Disability; Centenarians; Life Expectancy; Hospital Stays and Physician Visits; Medication Use; Health Habits; Perceptions of Health; Volunteering; Marital Status; Work; Educational Status; Political Power; Internet Access; Poverty; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Definitions of Healthy Aging; The Federal Government. |
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Extraordinary AccomplishmentsPrevention; Wellness; Antiold and Antiaging; Compression of Morbidity; Health Perspectives and Aging; Health Expectancy Versus Life Expectancy; Physical Versus Emotional Aspects of Aging; Intergenerational Conflict Over Health Care?; Legislation; Medicare; Medicaid; Social Security; Quality Care, Health Care, Medical Care; Health Care Versus Medical Care; Chapter 2: Clinical Preventive Services; Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy; Guide to Clinical Preventive Services; Accuracy, Reliability, and Effectiveness of Screening Tests. |
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Breast CancerThe 2001 Mammography Controversy; 2009 Mammography Update; Menopause and the HRT Controversy; 2012 HRT Update; Blood Pressure; Osteoporosis; Cholesterol; Statins; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Skin Cancer; Hearing and Vision; Oral Health; Diabetes; Depression; Hepatitis C; Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)?; Immunization; Aspirin Prophylaxis; The Polypill; Medicare Prevention; A Final Word; Chapter 3: Health Educators: Collaboration, Communication, and Health Behavior Change; Collaboration; Willingness to Collaborate. |
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Client Empowerment Versus the Passive PatientHow to Collaborate; Changing Medical Encounters into Health Encounters; An Office System for Implementing a Health Promotion Practice; Put Prevention into Practice; Community Health Promotion Programs; Personality Characteristics of a Health Educator Who is a Collaborator; Communication; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Effectiveness; Informational Processing; Social and Behavioral Support; Cruising the Internet; Case Study in Web Deception: drkoop.com; Websites; Electronic Newsletters. |
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Communication Barriers Between Health Professionals and Older ClientsCross-Cultural Communication; Communicating to Client Companions; Health Professional Barriers; Jargon and Elderspeak; Four Common Reasons for Health Professionals Not to Communicate about Health Promotion to Older Clients; Health Behavior Change; Health Behavior Assessments and Interventions; Health Risk Appraisals; A Reflective Health Assessment; Stages of Change; Health Contracts; Precede; Ten Tips for Changing Health Behaviors; Motivation; Modest; Measurable; Memory; Positive Thoughts; Reinforcement. |
| Summary |
Praise for the fifth edition:. ""I applaud Dr. Haber for addressing key concepts and issues in health promotion and aging, and making them accessible, respectful, mindful, and empowering."".-Marilyn R. Gugliucci, PhD?. Director, Geriatrics Education and Research, University of New England. Past President, AGHE. ""David Haber has done it again! ... A must-have for students and faculty alike."".-Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN. Substantially revised and updated, the sixth edition of this classic text continues to define healthy aging by illustrating how to prevent disease and make large-scale. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Preventive health services for older people -- United States.
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Preventive health services for older people. |
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United States. |
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Health promotion -- United States.
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Health promotion. |
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Health education -- United States.
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Health education. |
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Health Promotion. |
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Aged. |
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Preventive Health Services. |
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Health Services for the Aged. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Haber, David, 1944- Health promotion and aging. 6 edition 9780826199171 (DLC) 2012042833 (OCoLC)820678657 |
| ISBN |
9780826199188 (electronic book) |
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0826199186 (electronic book) |
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9780826199171 (p-ISBN) |
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0826199178 (p-ISBN) |
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