During the last quarter of the twentieth century, there has been a growing interest in health issues and older people. Although older people make considerable use of health and welfare services, researchers, practitioners and policy makers often forget that the majority of them live active and healthy lifestyles, taking care of themselves with a minimum of formal support. Self care is therefore crucial to the maintenance of well-being yet it has often been neglected when considering later life. This book explores the theory, extent and practice of self health care in later life. It brings together literature from the areas of health education and promotion, self help and self care, and gerontology, in order to provide an overview of the main research approaches and developments in this field. It critically examines the self health care practices and capacities of older people, using illustrative results from an ongoing innovative action research project. "Promoting Health in Old Age" is aimed at students taking courses on gerontology, nursing, medicine, social work, social sciences and women's studies. It will also be of interest to practitioners in the field and those involved in the planning and delivery of services to older adults.
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Miriam Bernard is Head of the Department of Applied Social Studies and Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University.
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At the start of the new millennium, the ageing of the UK population is one of the most important challenges to be faced. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
self health care, initial funding period, short response forms, senior centre, health counsellors, census weeks, minority ethnic elders, sell health care, counselling scheme, health care skills, formal health services, core income, healthy public policy, health promotion policy, older volunteers, peer health, longstanding illness, health care activities, community development approaches, new public health, community development work, poverty programme Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Age Project, Senior Health Shop, Beth Johnson Foundation, Davis Smith, Look After Yourself, Leisure Association, Century House, European Commission, North America, North Staffordshire, World Health Organization, United States, Age Well, Health Education Council, Age Concern England, General Household Survey, European Poverty Programme, Ottawa Charter, Dora Chaney, Grimley Evans, Health Education Authority, Second World War, Inter-Ministerial Group, Introduction Having, John Brown New!
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At the start of the new millennium, the ageing of the UK population is one of the most important challenges to be faced. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
self health care, initial funding period, short response forms, senior centre, health counsellors, census weeks, minority ethnic elders, sell health care, counselling scheme, health care skills, formal health services, core income, healthy public policy, health promotion policy, older volunteers, peer health, longstanding illness, health care activities, community development approaches, new public health, community development work, poverty programme Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Age Project, Senior Health Shop, Beth Johnson Foundation, Davis Smith, Look After Yourself, Leisure Association, Century House, European Commission, North America, North Staffordshire, World Health Organization, United States, Age Well, Health Education Council, Age Concern England, General Household Survey, European Poverty Programme, Ottawa Charter, Dora Chaney, Grimley Evans, Health Education Authority, Second World War, Inter-Ministerial Group, Introduction Having, John Brown New!
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- Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity (Routledge Studies in Cultural History, 1) by Paul Johnson on 13 pages
- The Social Policy of Old Age by Miriam Bernard on 7 pages
- Health Promotion: Disciplines and Diversity by Robin Bunton on 5 pages
- Increasing Longevity Pb by Raymond Tallis on 4 pages
- The Sociology of Health Promotion: Critical Analyses of Consumption, Lifestyle and Risk by Robin Bunton on 4 pages
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- Women Ageing: Changing Identities, Challenging Myths by Miriam Bernard in Front Matter
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