Health Promotion and Aging, Seventh Edition: Practical Applications for Health Professionals

by David Haber PhD

Overview

The seventh edition of this classic text champions healthy aging by demonstrating how to prevent or manage disease and make large-scale improvements toward health and wellness in the older adult population. The text synthesizes state-of-the-art research findings—providing convincing evidence that health promotion truly works—with practical, effective strategies. Encompassing important research results that supplant prior recommendations, this new edition provides updated best practices and strategies to ensure the active participation of older adults in all aspects of life.

Completely reorganized for ease of use, this textbook features updated demographics and rankings for leading causes of death, new blood pressure screening guidelines and data on obesity and diabetes, updated exercise regimens, older-driver statistics and innovations such as the driverless car, cautions regarding ineffective brain-training programs, and more.

Highly practical, the text includes health-promoting tools, resource lists, assessment tools, illustrations, checklists, and tables. Additionally, the book includes key terms and learning objectives at the start of each chapter, along with thought-provoking questions and reflection boxes. An Instructor’s Manual and PowerPoint slides are available to facilitate teaching.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• Provides updated blood pressure, cholesterol, Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), and lung cancer screening guidelines
• Presents updates on exercise regimens ranging from yoga to the tango
• Expands and updates section on emotional regulation and conflict resolution skills with aging
• Discusses Boomer Entrepreneurism
• Provides new policy recommendations including student loan debt among older adults
• Expands gerotechnology and smart home innovations
• Updates on “Obamacare” and health care delivery recommendations
• Addresses “Buyer Beware” regarding brain-training programs
• Expands global aging and LGBT aging content

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826131898
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/28/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	504
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

David Haber, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Gerontology Department at Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Figures  

Tables  

Foreword,

Preface  

Acknowledgments  

1 Introduction  

Healthy People Initiatives  

Aging, Health, Social, and Medical Trends  

Definitions of Healthy Aging 

Health Perspectives and Aging  

Legislation  

Health Care, Medical Care, Quality Care

2 Clinical Preventive Services  

Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy  

Cancer Deaths

Lung Cancer

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Other Cancer Screenings

Menopause

Hormone Replacement Therapy  

High Blood Pressure  

Osteoporosis  

Cholesterol  

Diabetes   

Hearing

Vision

Oral Health  

Hepatitis C 

Are Screenings Going to the Dogs (and Cats)?  

Immunizations  

Aspirin Prophylaxis  

The Polypill  

Medicare Prevention  

A Final Word  

3 Empowering Older Adults   

Empowering Older Clients

Empowering Older Patients  

Communication  

Cruising the Internet  

Selected Communication Barriers  

Health Behavior Change  

Assessments and Interventions  

Ten Tips for Changing Health Behaviors  

Health Behavior Theories  

Theories Versus Concepts  

4 Exercise   

Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health  

The Most Popular Activity: Walking  

The Most Popular Inactivity: Sitting  

Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement  

Exercise for Weight Management  

The Four Components of My Exercise Class  

Less Conventional Exercises  

The Activity Pyramid  

Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity  

Selected Topics  

5 Nutrition and Weight Management   

The Food Guide Pyramid and Variations  

Good Nutritional Habits  

Fat  

Cholesterol  

Carbohydrates and Fiber  

Sugar  

Protein 

Water 

Vitamins and Minerals  

Sodium

Nutrition Labels  

Malnutrition  

Selected Nutrition Topics  

Trends in Weight Gain 

Measuring Overweight and Obesity  

Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment  

Should We Gain Weight With Age?  

Body Composition  

Diets  

Bariatric Surgery  

Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Counseling  

Ten Tips for Weight Loss or Maintenance  

Diet Drugs

Competitive Eating and Implications for Advocacy

The End of Overeating

6 Complementary and Alternative Medicine   

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine  

Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 

Communication Barrier Between CAM and Allopathic Medicine 

Types of CAM  

Popular CAM Techniques  

CAM and Medical Education  

Naturopathic Medical Colleges  

Selected CAM Topics and Resources  

Dietary Supplements  

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements  

Herbs  

Hormone Supplements  

Other Dietary Supplements  

ConsumerLab.com and the Dietary Supplement Verification Program  

Nutraceuticals, or Functional Foods and Drinks  

7 Selected Health Education Topics   

Smoking  

Alcohol  

Medication Usage  

Injury Prevention  

Sexuality and Intimacy  

Sleep  

8 Mental Health   

Mental Health

Mental Illness  

Depression 

Alzheimer’s Disease  

Cognitive and Physical Stimulation

Other Mental Disorders 

Insurance Coverage Change

Chronic Stress  

Stress Management  

The Placebo Effect

Proaging

Mental Health and Aging Resources  

Social/Emotional Support 

Family, Friends, Church, and Others  

Online Support  

Pet Support 

Religious or Spiritual Support 

Peer Support Groups  

Intergenerational Support

9 Community Health   

Community Organizations  

Worksite Wellness

Model Health Promotion Programs  

Professional Associations  

Community Volunteering  

Community Health Advocacy

10 Long-Term Care and End-of-Life Care   

Long-Term Care  

Informal Caregiving 

Formal Caregiving  

Nursing Homes and Culture Change  

Long-Term Care Alternatives  

Additional Long-Term Care Alternatives

Long-Term Care Insurance: Private Versus Public

End-of-Life Care

Death with Dignity Act

Nursing Homes and Death

Green Cemeteries and Burial

11 Public Health Policy and Diversity

Funding Public Health

Social Security 

Medicare 

Affordable Care Act 

Rationing  

A Single-Payer, Managed Health Care System 

Medication Issues  

And, Briefly, the Rest of My Public Health and Aging Policy Concerns 

Oregon is a Model State for Health Promotion Legislation

Culture and Public Health Policy

Minority/Race/Ethnic/Disadvantaged Groups

Disparities in Health and Health Care

Sex Differences

LGBT Aging

Rural Aging

Global Aging

The Diversity of Aging

References  

Index  

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Wendy Boren, RN, BSN (University of Missouri)
Description: This book presents a holistic view of aging, bringing together not only the facts and skills needed to navigate the senior world, but also alternative ideas for aging gracefully and with dignity, imparted with humor and insight.
Purpose: The author's intent is to empower seniors and promote senior health in a society that does not necessarily support these ideas. The ideas of individual thought, empowerment and education, and control is necessary for a population that has not only the means, but also the right to make its own decisions regarding future health and healthcare. The author fulfills these objectives creatively with notations and references to back him up.
Audience: The intended audience is healthcare professionals, particularly those with a sociology background who intend to participate in the long-term care industry. It is clear the author has both the academic and personal experience with the subject and has kept up with the field and made it his passion.
Features: This book touches on a wide variety of subjects to interest readers in finding out more, including basic Medicare-paid tests, long-term care decisions, dietary information, and basic geriatric physiology and myths. The exercise program (with photos), health contract, and food behavior diary are particularly helpful. I would have like more discussion of seniors' relationship with social media and the Internet as a source of information, technology training, etc., in the communication chapter, as well as more information on advanced directives and palliative/hospice. Some of the photos are outdated and grainy.
Assessment: The author does a good job of introducing a huge topic. For introductory students, this is a great book and a place to start an overall conversation. It's comprehensive, insightful, and has kept up with industry practices.

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