Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309158834
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their nutritional needs change as they age. The IOM's Food Forum held a workshop October 29-30, 2009, to discuss food safety and nutrition concerns for older adults.
Senior Centers and the Older Americans Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Senior Centers in the United States
Author: Senior Centers in the United States
Author: United States Aging AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old age homes
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The New Neighborhood Senior Center
Author: Joyce WeilPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813575222
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In 2011, seven thousand American “baby boomers” (those born between 1946 and 1964) turned sixty-five daily. As this largest U.S. generation ages, cities, municipalities, and governments at every level must grapple with the allocation of resources and funding for maintaining the quality of life, health, and standard of living for an aging population. In The New Neighborhood Senior Center, Joyce Weil uses in-depth ethnographic methods to examine a working-class senior center in Queens, New York. She explores the ways in which social structure directly affects the lives of older Americans and traces the role of political, social, and economic institutions and neighborhood processes in the decision to close such centers throughout the city of New York. Many policy makers and gerontologists advocate a concept of “aging in place,” whereby the communities in which these older residents live provide access to resources that foster and maintain their independence. But all “aging in place” is not equal and the success of such efforts depends heavily upon the social class and availability of resources in any given community. Senior centers, expanded in part by funding from federal programs in the 1970s, were designed as focal points in the provision of community-based services. However, for the first wave of “boomers,” the role of these centers has come to be questioned. Declining government support has led to the closings of many centers, even as the remaining centers are beginning to “rebrand” to attract the boomer generation. However, The New Neighborhood Senior Centerdemonstrates the need to balance what the boomers’ want from centers with the needs of frailer or more vulnerable elders who rely on the services of senior centers on a daily basis. Weil challenges readers to consider what changes in social policies are needed to support or supplement senior centers and the functions they serve.
Assisted Living at the Dawn of America's "age Wave"
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
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Category : Baby boom generation
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Older Americans Act Amendments for Nutritional Services, Hearings Before the Select Subcommittee on Education...91-2, on H.R. 17763, July 20; September 16, 17, 24; September 19, 1970
Author: United States. Congress. House. Education and LaborPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Older Americans Act for the Nineties and Beyond
Author: Basics of the U.S. Health Care System
Author: Nancy J. NilesPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 1284297853
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 964
Book Description
Basics of the U.S. Health Care System provides a broad introduction to the workings of the healthcare industry. Engaging and activities-oriented, the text offers an accessible overview of the major concepts of healthcare operations; the role of government and public health; inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care services; payors and financing; careers; and legal and ethical issues. Updated with new data throughout, the Fifth Edition also includes coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the global impact of the pandemic and global vaccination rates; the impact of socioeconomic factors on COVID outcomes; the disease’s impact on mental health; the U.S. government role in managing the pandemic, and more.
Comprehensive Older Americans Services Amendments of 1973
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select EducationPublisher:
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Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description