Health Promotion and Aging, 4th Edition: Practical Applications for Health Professionals

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 600 pages
• Published by: Springer Publishing Company
• Edition: 4th Edition March 12, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0826184634
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0826184634
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Description


Continuing to advocate for health professionals becoming health educators and a more informed, healthier aging population, Haber updates this fourth edition of his respected text with discussion and analysis of major topics in the field, including: " The MyPyramid Food Guide " Changing Medical Encounters into Health Encounters " Descriptions of Model Health Programs " Reviewing the 2006 Surgeon General's Report on Second-Hand Smoke " Analyzing 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 health, community, and aging.

About The Author


David Haber, PhD, is the John and Janice Fisher Distinguished Professor of Wellness and Gerontology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Dr. Haber was a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and before that served as the director of Creighton University's shopping mall-based Center for Healthy Aging in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America, and recognized for two Best Practice Awards from the National Council on the Aging, the Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and the Molly Mettler Award for Leadership in Health Promotion from the National Council on Aging. The third edition of this book was selected as the 2004 Book of the Year Award by the American Journal of Nursing in two categories: Gerontologic Nursing and Community and Public Health. Dr. Haber has also authored Health Care for an Aging Society. He has been Project Director or Principal Investigator of twenty research or demonstration projects related to health and aging. Typically, these projects involve health profession and gerontology students leading community health promotion projects with older adults, and contributing to the evaluation of these programs. Dr. Haber received his PhD in sociology from the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Reader Reviews
This is a massive book but an easy read filled with the latest research and personal experience with older adults. This is the perfect reference shelf item for anyone who works with older adults. The humor injected throughout makes this an easy read and Dr. Haber, a truly gifted writer, sets a very relaxed and comfortable tone that isn't filled with medical jargon. This is THE book doctors should read before seeing older patients.