The aging network: Programs and services (Springer series on adulthood and aging) - Hardcover

Gelfand, Donald E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826130542 ISBN 13: 9780826130549

Publisher: Springer, 1988

Synopsis

A must-have reference for practitioners and a comprehensive overview for students of gerontology, social work, and public health, text offers up-to-date information on the changing health plans available to the elderly today.

The 6th edition of The Aging Network not only highlights the primary components of specific programs and services to emphasize the most recent and important changes, but explores the varying demographics of the elderly population and how these factors will affect what plans people will choose. It provides an overview of the Older Americans Act, and breaks out the various aspects of older living-from health and mental health to employment, legal assistance, and housing-that the new plans will transform.

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About the Author

Donald E. Gelfand, PhD, is a professor of sociology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Coordinator of the Wayne State University End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project (WSU-EOLIP). He has conducted and published research on attitudes of Mexican Americans toward end-of-life care. He has also conducted extensive research on issues of aging among variety of other ethnic groups including African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and individuals from a variety of European backgrounds. The second edition of his book Aging and Ethnicity was published by Springer Publishing Company in 2003.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826130542
• ISBN 13: 9780826130549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 341