This book weaves all of these factors together to engage in and promote medical, biomedical and psychosocial interventions, including lifestyle changes, for healthier aging outcomes. The text begins with an introduction to age-related changes that increase in disease and disability commonly associated with old age. Written by experts in healthy aging, the text approaches the principles of disease and disability prevention via specific health issues.  Each chapter highlights the challenge of not just increasing life expectancy but also deceasing disease burden and disability in old age.  The text then shifts into the whole-person implications for clinicians working with older patients, including the social and cultural considerations that are necessary for improved outcomes as Baby Boomers age and healthcare systems worldwide adjust.  

 

Healthy Aging is an important resource for those working with older patients, including geriatricians, family medicine physicians, nurses, gerontologists, students, public health administrators, and all other medical professionals.

Healthy Aging: Definition & Scope

Disease, Disability & Frailty with Increasing Age
The Principles of Disease and Disability Prevention & Health Promotion with Increasing Age
The Interface between Healthy Aging, Longevity, Disease & Disability
Cardiovascular Health & Healthy Aging
Musculoskeletal Health &Healthy Aging
Gastrointestinal Health & Healthy Aging
Pulmonary Health & Healthy Aging
Urogenital Health & Healthy Aging
Skin Health & Healthy Aging: Cosmetics
Skin Health & Healthy Aging: Diseases
Preventing  Falls & Injuries, & Healthy Aging
 Sensory Health & Healthy Aging:  Hearing, Taste & Smell
Sensory Health & healthy Aging: Vision
Cognition & Healthy Aging
Preventing Infections & Healthy Aging
Preventing Cancer & Healthy Aging
Endocrine Health & Healthy Aging
Oral Health & Healthy Aging
Exercise & Healthy Aging: Preventing Disease & Disability
Exercise & Healthy Aging: Preventing Disease & Disability
Nutrition & Healthy Aging
Sleep & Healthy Aging
PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING THROUGH RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS
Sexuality, Intimacy & Healthy Aging
Pain & Healthy Aging
Creativity, Personal Fulfillment & Healthy Aging
Relationships & Healthy Aging
Resilience, Adapting to Change & Healthy Aging
Mindfulness, Spirituality & Healthy Aging
Cultural & Socio-Economic Determinants of Healthy Aging
Employment & the Workplace Supporting Healthy Aging
Urban Planning, Housing &Transportation Supporting Healthy Aging
Health Care Systems & Health Care Funding Supporting Healthy Aging
Government Policy Supporting Healthy Aging.<p></p><p></p>