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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Melvin Delgado, M.S.W, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work. He is the former Chair of Macro Practice. He brings over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship focused on urban population groups, with the Latinx community being a specific focus. Dr. Delgado is bilingual and bicultural, born and raised in New York City (South Bronx) and has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles, and tapping cultural strengths and community assets. Dr. Delgado's has addressed a variety of social issues and needs, and published numerous articles and over 30 books on urban community practice topics. He is currently the Series Editor on Social Justice and Youth Community Practice, Oxford University Press. Klappentext The subject of how best to address the current and future health needs of older adult residents in this country's urban marginalized communities is one that has also received considerable attention in academic, policy, and practice arenas in the past decade. Zusammenfassung The subject of how best to address the current and future health needs of older adult residents in this country's urban marginalized communities is one that has also received considerable attention in academic! policy! and practice arenas in the past decade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Setting the Context Chapter 2 Overview Chapter 3 Older Adult Demographic Profile and Trends Chapter 4 Civic Engagement & Older Adults Chapter 5 Older Adult Healthcare Needs Part 6 Health Promotion Theory & Practice Chapter 7 Health Promotion Field Chapter 8 Older Adult-Led Health Promotion Chapter 9 New Arenas & Settings for Older Adult Health Promotion Part 10 Health Promotion Research & Ethics Chapter 11 Research & Evidence-Based Older Adult Health Promotion Chapter 12 Ethical Dilemmas & Health Promotion with Older Adults Part 13 Reflections from the Field Chapter 14 Case Study Chapter 15 Future Rewards & Challenges for the Field...
