Health Promotion and Aging : Practical Applications for Health Professionals

by Haber, David

• ISBN13: 9780826184627
• ISBN10: 0826184626
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Focusing on current research findings and practical applications, Haber, in this new edition, continues to stress the importance of collaboration and communication between health professionals and their clients. This expanded evidence-based Third Edition explores areas including medical screenings, health behavior, exercise, nutrition, weight management, complementary and alternative medicine, social support, and diversity. Based on the premise that every health professional should be a health educator, the book contains model programs, useful questions for discussion at the end of each chapter, checklists, a health/contract calendar, assessment tools, resource lists, and illustrations.

Author Biography

David Haber is the John and Janice Fisher Distinguished Professor of Wellness and Gerontology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Foreword	xiii
Preface	xix
Acknowledgments	xxiii
1 Introduction	1	(29)
Healthy People Initiatives	1	(3)
Sociodemographic Trends	4	(9)
Definitions of Healthy Aging	13	(6)
Health Perspectives and Aging	19	(2)
Health Care Costs	21	(3)
A Health Promotion and Aging Model	24	(6)
2 Health Professionals and Older Clients	30	(23)
Collaboration	30	(9)
Communication	39	(3)
Cruising the Net	42	(5)
Miscellaneous Communication Issues	47	(6)
3 Clinical Preventive Services	53	(31)
Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy	53	(4)
Breast Cancer	57	(4)
Menopause	61	(3)
Blood Pressure	64	(1)
Osteoporosis	65	(3)
Cholesterol	68	(3)
Cervical Cancer	71	(1)
Colorectal Cancer	72	(1)
Prostate Cancer	73	(1)
Hearing and Vision	74	(2)
Oral Health	76	(1)
Diabetes	77	(1)
Depression	77	(1)
Other Medical Screenings	78	(1)
Immunizations	78	(2)
Medicare Prevention	80	(4)
4 Health Behavior	84	(31)
Health Behavior Assessments and Interventions	85	(12)
Ten Tips for Changing Health Behaviors	97	(6)
Health Behavior Theories	103	(12)
5 Exercise	115	(39)
1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health	115	(2)
The Most Popular Activity of All: Walking	117	(2)
Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement	119	(6)
The Four Components of My Exercise Class	125	(16)
Other Exercises	141	(2)
The Activity Pyramid	143	(1)
Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity	144	(4)
Miscellaneous	148	(6)
6 Nutrition	154	(39)
The Food Guide Pyramid	155	(4)
The Personalized Nutrition Bull's-Eye	159	(1)
Good Nutritional Habits	160	(2)
Fats	162	(5)
Cholesterol	167	(2)
Carbohydrates and Fiber	169	(2)
Sugar	171	(1)
Protein	171	(1)
Water	172	(1)
Vitamins and Minerals	173	(1)
Sodium and High Blood Pressure	174	(4)
Calcium and Osteoporosis	178	(1)
Nutrition Labels	179	(1)
Malnutrition	180	(4)
Miscellaneous	184	(9)
7 Weight Management	193	(27)
Trends in Weight Gain	193	(2)
Obesity and Overweight	195	(1)
Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment	196	(3)
Should We Gain Weight With Age?	199	(1)
Body Composition	200	(1)
Exercise	201	(2)
High-Protein and Low-Carbohydrate Diets	203	(3)
Other Weight Loss Programs	206	(2)
Caloric Input and Expenditure	208	(4)
Ten Tips for Weight Loss or Maintenance	212 ac	(1)
Other Weight Management Topics	213	(7)
8 Complementary and Alternative Medicine	220	(35)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	220	(1)
Prevalence of CAM	221	(1)
Types of CAM	222	(1)
Popular CAM Techniques	223	(8)
CAM and Medical Education	231	(1)
Miscellaneous	232	(2)
Dietary Supplements	234	(3)
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements	237	(7)
Herbs	244	(4)
Hormone Supplements	248	(1)
Other Dietary Supplements	249	(2)
Consumer Lab.com and Dietary Supplement Verification Program	251	(1)
Nutraceuticals or Functional Foods and Drinks	252	(3)
9 Other Health Education Topics	255	(33)
Smoking	255	(10)
Alcohol	265	(7)
Medication Usage	272	(6)
Injury Prevention	278	(6)
Sleep	284	(4)
10 Social Support	288	(27)
Definition of Social Support	288	(1)
Family, Friends, Church, and Others	289	(2)
Lay Support	291	(1)
Online Support	292	(1)
Pet Support	292	(4)
Religious or Spiritual Support	296	(4)
Caregiving, Sexuality, and Other Types of Intimate Support	300	(2)
Terminally Ill	302	(3)
Peer Support	305	(6)
Intergenerational Support	311	(1)
Physician Support	312	(3)
11 Mental Health	315	(22)
Mental Health and Mental Illness	315	(1)
Depression	316	(4)
Alzheimer's Disease	320	(3)
Other Mental Disorders	323	(1)
Insurance Coverage	324	(1)
Chronic Stress	325	(4)
Stress Management	329	(5)
Mental Health and Aging Resources	334	(3)
12 Community Health	337	(26)
Community Organizations	337	(9)
Model Health Promotion Programs	346	(7)
Professional Associations	353	(2)
Community Volunteering	355	(4)
Community Health Advocacy	359	(4)
13 Diversity	363	(20)
Age	363	(2)
Gender	365	(2)
Race and Ethnicity	367	(7)
Culture	374	(3)
Socioeconomic Status	377	(1)
Rural	378	(2)
Global	380	(3)
14 Public Health	383	(24)
Wellness General of the United States	384	(12)
An Opposing Point of View (Sort of)	396	(1)
And Now for the Rest of the Wellness General's Platform	397	(10)
References	407	(52)
Index	459