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Tables of Contents for Aging and Public Health
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Contributors
v
Preface
vii
I. Introduction: Altering Perspectives on Aging and Public Health
The Aging World
Laurence G. Branch
5
10
II. Biological Aspects of Aging and Public Health
Health and Aging
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
15
14
Nutrition and Older Adults
Namvar Zohoori
29
22
III. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging and Public Health
Psychosocial Parameters of Aging
Ann Rathbun
51
18
Mental Disorders and Mental Health Services in Late Life: Issues for Public Health and Public Policy
Bob G. Knight and Michele L. Maines
69
24
IV. Special Population Groups and Public Health
The Invisible Elderly
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
93
19
Growing Old in Prison
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
112
12
The Rural Elderly
Sara A. Quandt and Thomas A. Arcury
124
25
V. Environmental Aspects of Aging and Public Health
Environmental Health and Aging
Michele Morrone
149
16
Safety and the Elderly
Timothy J. Ryan
165
18
VI. Technology and Aging
Squaring the Circle: Demography and Technology
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
183
18
Security and the Elderly
Timothy J. Ryan
201
18
VII. Health Services and the Older Adult
Health Services: Public Policies Affecting the Health of Older Adults
Katherine E.W. Will
219
28
Index
247
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