Health Promotion and Aging : Practical Applications for Health Professionals

Explores areas including medical screenings, health behavior, exercise, nutrition, weight management, complementary and alternative medicine, social support, and diversity issues. Features model programs, health/contract calendar, assessment tools, resource lists, and abundant halftone illustrations. Previous edition: c1999.

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Continuing to advocate for health professionals becoming health educators and a more informed, healthier aging population, David Haber has updated this fourth edition of his respected text with discussion and analysis of major issues and topics in the field, including:

• A Critique of theMyPyramid Food Guide
• How to Change Medical Encounters into Health Encounters
• Descriptions of Model Health Programs
• A Review of the 2006 Surgeon General's Report on Second-Hand Smoke
• Critical Analysis of Medicare Part D
• The Benefits of Pet Support
• Life Review and Cognitive Fitness
• Appraisals of Complementary and Alternative Practices

Innovative ideas on public policy and aging, examples of stand-out community health advocacy, and a final chapter on the future of the field complete this integrated look at our health, community, and aging.

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