Promoting the Health of Older Adults
The Canadian Experience
By Irving Rootman, Peggy Edwards, Mélanie Levasseur, Frances Grunberg
Description
Adhering to the holistic approach that health in older age involves physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, this comprehensive collection covers a wide range of interventions that are designed to benefit and protect the aging population’s health, quality of life, rights, and dignity, while building intergenerational solidarity and collaboration. Readers will learn about aging from a health promotion perspective; the context, environment, and issues related to older adults in Canada; as well as best practices in health promotion, public health, and the care of older adults. Promoting the Health of Older Adults is an invaluable resource for both graduate and undergraduate students in gerontology, health promotion, nursing, social work, and related fields.
FEATURES
- considers the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for health promotion and aging
- provides an up-to-date profile of older adults in Canada and current/future trends in aging and health, including the use of new technologies and policies and practices in health promotion, public health, and other disciplines
- includes a wealth of pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, critical thinking questions, a glossary, and online supplementary materials
Details
Number of Pages
634
Dimensions
17.15 " x 24.77”
print ISBN
9781773382401
PDF ISBN
9781773382418
EPUB ISBN
9781773382425
Subjects
“As a gerontology instructor, I appreciate that this book challenges the negative stereotype of older adults as simply a drain on our society. It expands our thinking about health to include structural inequality and environmental considerations and advocates an approach that empowers older adults to play a role in shaping polices and supporting the health of their diverse communities in a range of ways.”
—Dr. Jasmyne Rockwell, Gerontology Program, Department of Social Services, Langara College
“Rootman and Edwards, participants at the conference that created the Ottawa Charter of Health Promotion and Canadian architects of the field, have, together with Levasseur and Grunberg, brilliantly harnessed the Charter to frame current knowledge on health and aging. Through a comprehensive and accessible collection of chapters written by top Canadian researchers and experts in aging, the book puts forward a compelling mix of evidence-based and innovative strategies to make aging societies, healthy societies.”
—Dr. Louise Potvin, PhD, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal
“The disciplines of health promotion and gerontology have much to contribute to each other, yet historically have stood apart. This unique book brings those disciplines together using the 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, a familiar and time-tested action framework with a clear focus on promoting equity and addressing the structural and social determinants of health. The information is timely, extremely relevant to today’s context, and novel in its presentation as it includes the voices of those with lived and living experience. Practitioners, leaders, decision makers, policy makers, researchers, educators, and students will find the evidence-informed content and discussion of great benefit.”
