Title Longer life and healthy aging / edited by Zeng Yi [and others]

Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 354 pages) : illustrations Series International studies in population ; v. 2 International studies in population ; v. 2. Contents Disability and healthy life expectancy -- Individual healthy aging -- The family and healthy aging -- Community effects on healthy aging Summary Annotation People are living longer and most countries are experiencing unprecedented increases in the number and proportion of their elderly populations, resulting from declines in mortality, lower fertility, and the baby boom cohorts entering old age. A fundamental issue facing the global community is meeting the challenges of population aging and achieving healthy aging to maintain an active older population and reduce the number of disabled people. Healthy aging is obviously a major goal of all societies and is the central theme of this book. The focus of this book is on theoretical issues and empirical findings related to trends and determinants of healthy aging, including factors related to "healthy longevity" of the oldest-old, aged 80 and over. The group is the most rapidly increasing elderly sub-population and is most likely to need assistance in daily living in all countries. Chapters include both longitudinal and cross-sectional data from North America, Europe, and Asia in county-specific studies and cross-national comparisons. We organized the twenty chapters into four parts. Part I focuses on the definition, components, concepts, measurements, and determinants of healthy aging, and discusses the trends and patterns of disability and healthy life expectancy at the macro level. Part II addresses individual healthy aging, including its biological and socio-demographic aspects. Part III focuses on issues concerning the family and healthy aging, and Part IV explores formal and informal care for healthy aging through governmental policy interventions and community service programs Analysis Healthy aging Longer life Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Older people -- Health and hygiene. Life expectancy. Needs assessment. Geriatric Assessment Health Services for the Aged Life Expectancy Needs Assessment Population Dynamics needs assessment. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues. MEDICAL -- Public Health. MEDICAL -- Health Policy. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery. Geriatric Assessment. Health Services for the Aged. Life expectancy. Needs Assessment. Population Dynamics. Personnes âgées -- Santé et hygiène. Levensverwachting. Veroudering (demografie) Gezondheid. Older people -- Health and hygiene. Environnement. Sciences de la terre. Needs assessment Life expectancy Older people -- Health and hygiene Altern Gesundheit Langlebigkeit Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen Alter Levensverwachting. Veroudering (demografie) Gezondheid. Langlebigkeit. Altern. Lebenserwartung. Populationsdynamik. Genre/Form Electronic books Kongress. Form Electronic book Author Zeng, Yi, 1952- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. LC no. 2008459034 ISBN 1402040245 9781402040245 1402040326 9781402040320 9781402047916 1402047916 1280611499 9781280611490 9786610611492 6610611491

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