Living Safely, Aging Well - A Guide to Preventing Injuries At Home

A chapter devoted to health literacy helps people and caregivers make the best use of the medical care system and a chapter on driving helps evaluate when it is no longer safe to be behind the wheel.

About the author

Dorothy A. Drago, M.P.H., has thirty years of experience in the field of safety, having worked at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for nearly ten years and as a private safety consultant for the last twenty years, with a focus on infants and children. She actively and voluntarily participates in the development of safety standards that involve consumer products, especially those intended for children, and she has taught for SAFE KIDS events, adult education programs, and parents' groups.

Summary

A chapter devoted to health literacy helps people and caregivers make the best use of the medical care system and a chapter on driving helps evaluate when it is no longer safe to be behind the wheel.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Drago, Dorothy A Drago, Dorothy A. Drago, Dorothy A. (Product Safety Consultant) Drago
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2014
• EAN: 9781421411521
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1152-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General