Healthy aging : challenges and solutions / edited by Ken Dychtwald.
| Other author | Dychtwald, Ken, 1950- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 1999. |
| Description | xvii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : healthy aging or Tithonius' revenge / Ken Dychtwald. I. The science of healthy aging. Revolution in longevity / Robert N. Butler -- Successful aging / John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn -- The case for healthy aging and the compression of morbidity / James F. Fries -- Do physical activity and physical fitness avert premature mortality? / I-Min Lee and Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr. -- The case for preventing decline in the aging brain / Zaven S. Khachaturian -- Biotechnology : molecular engineering for healthy aging / Ronald W. Eastman. II. Gerontologizing the practice of health care. The future of geriatrics : a call to action / Robert N. Butler -- The past, present and future of gerontologic nursing / May L. Wykle and Patricia E. McDonald -- The geriatric evaluation and treatment unit : a model site for acute care of frail elderly patients, education and research / Howard M. Fillit and Myron Miller -- Creativity and healthy aging / Gene D. Cohen -- New models of health care for elders at risk / Chad Boult and James T. Pacala -- Geriatric assessment and managed care / Howard M. Fillit ... [et al.] -- Older, sicker, smarter, and redefining quality : the older consumer's quest for service / Bruce Clark. |
| Contents | III. Making healthy aging a key priority of healthcare financing. The political economy of health care for the elderly population / Uwe Reinhardt -- Healthy aging in the national interest : the politics of research / Daniel Perry -- The insurer's role in shaping a new health care agenda / Patrick G. Hays -- The growing pains of aging : disability, aging and baby-boomers / Fernando Torres-Gil and Michelle Putnam -- Long-term care choice : a simple, cost-free solution to the financing puzzle / Stephen A. Moses -- The media's role : beyond the medical model of journalism on aging / Paul Kleyman. IV. Wellness and self-care : the next generation. The past, present and future of self-care / Molly K. Mettler -- Lifestyle and longevity : mind over matter / Kenneth R. Pelletier -- Exercise, nutrition and healthy aging : establishing community-based exercise programs / William J. Evans -- Reversing disease through diet and exercise : the Pritikin approach / Robert Pritikin -- Toward appropriate use of medical care among the aged / Donald M. Vickery -- Community-wide prevention programs--they work / John W. Farquhar, Caroline Schooler and June A. Flora. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98039726 |
| ISBN | 083421363X |
| ISBN | 0834210428 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA777.6 .H45 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |