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Informationen zum Autor Anthony Chiva is Head of Education and Training at the Pre-Retirement Association of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland and Staff Tutor in the School of Educational Studies! University of Surrey.David Stears is Director of the Centre for Health Education and Research and Principal Lecturer in Health Promotion at Canterbury Christ Church University College! Kent. Klappentext Health promotion makes an important contribution to the knowledge and understanding of the health and well-being of older people. This new book focuses on a range of issues which underpin older people's health and identifies ways health can be promoted. It reviews lifestyles, psychological well-being, a creative look at citizenship, grief, sexuality and travel health. Other specific areas include accident prevention, residential homes and productive ageing. Promoting the Health of Older People includes a helpful summary of the steps that can be taken to promote older peoples' health and well-being. It is recommended reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of medical sociology, social work, nursing and health studies. Its focus on practical health promotion also makes it relevant to health and social welfare professionals working with older people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's preface Foreword Part One: Promoting the Health of Older People Part Two: Principles to Practice Practical health promotion what have we learned so far? Inequalities in health-related behaviour Inter-generational health promotion and active citizenship Lifeskills from adaption to transcendence The ageless self exploring holism Part Three: Practical Issues in Health Promotion with Older People Health and productive ageing, including work, volunteering and purposive ageing Health promotion and sexuality in later life Developing an innovative fall-prevention strategy in a primary care setting Understanding and working with grief and loss Health promoting residential settings Health and the older traveller issues for health promotion Index. ...
