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1 online resource (pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What is rural? : introduction to aging in rural places -- Who are rural elders? -- Health and wellness among rural elders -- Housing, poverty, and transportation in rural places -- Work, retirement, and leisure in rural places -- Providing services to rural elders -- Providing services to well elders in rural areas -- Providing services to frail elders in rural areas -- Interdisciplinary teams caring for rural elders -- Role of the health care professional -- Role of the human service professional -- Policies impacting rural aging -- Conclusion and future directions. |
| Summary |
Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service options available to them than their urban counterparts, yet there is a critical lack of current and detailed information on the problems facing rural elders and on the professional practices that serve this population. This text fills this gap by introducing readers to rural areas and their residents and discussing the issues, programs, and policies designed to meet their needs. Through a multidisciplinary lens, it examines and defines specific competencies required for succes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rural older people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Rural older people. |
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Medical care. |
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United States. |
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Rural older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
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Rural older people -- Services for -- United States.
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Health Services for the Aged. |
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Rural Health Services. |
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Aged. |
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Health Policy. |
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Rural Population. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jurkowski, Elaine Theresa, author.
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Krout, John A., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780826198099 0826198090 (DLC) 2014011221 |
| ISBN |
9780826198112 (electronic book) |
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0826198112 (electronic book) |
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9780826198099 (alkaline paper) |
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0826198090 (alkaline paper) |
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