Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Healthy Aging in Rural America
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Rural America
Author: Caroline S. KelsohnPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590335000
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Thomas Jefferson once envisioned the United States as a 'nation of yeomen farmers'. Looking around today, however, illustrates that nothing could be further from the truth. In a globalised world and techno-centred society, urban sprawl is overtaking rural America. For over a century, farming was the backbone of the American economy, and though it is still critical to American productivity, many rural areas are plagued by poverty and job reduction. Agricultural issues have a hold over national politics (as in the debates over farm subsidies), but they cannot change several significant trends in America today: the movement toward fewer and larger farms, environmental pressures from urban and suburban interests, and changing food consumption patterns. In order to assist the remaining 'yeomen farmers', a comprehensive and integrated agricultural policy must be initiated to sustain the nation's farming communities. This book analyses the status of the farm industry in rural America, providing a historical context for agriculture and assessing its future for the nation. and the information provided in this book is necessary to understanding the nature of what has historically been a key component of American industry and life.
Publications List, Prepared by The Staff of The Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, June 1997 - December 2004, 105-108th Congresses, 109-1 Committee Print, S. Prt. 109-23, *
Author: Developments in Aging
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
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Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publications List
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
108-2: Senate Report No. 108-265, Vol. 1
Author: Long-term Care Financing
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Long-term Care Report
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Long-term care of the sick
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Retooling for an Aging America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309131952
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Families Caring for an Aging America
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309448093
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.