Download or read book Understanding Seniors Independence written by National Advisory Council on Aging (Canada) and published by National Advisory Council on Aging. This book was released on 1989 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report no. 1 described the nature and scope of the seven principal barriers to independent living faced by seniors -- physical health, emotional/mental well-being, transportation, community-based services, safety and security, housing, and communication and information. This second report describes the strategies and resources used by seniors to cope with these barriers. Several suggestions for action are formulated that take into account these reported coping strategies.
Download or read book Understanding Seniors Independence written by Canada. National Advisory Council on Aging and published by National Advisory Council on Aging. This book was released on 1989 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of a study carried out by the National Advisory Council on Aging to understand better the barriers to independent living that seniors encounter in the community and the consequences of these barriers. In this study, the Council consulted seniors, seniors' organizations, and those who work with seniors, through a questionnaire and by means of a focus group session. This report also includes a number of suggestions for action that the Council has formulated and that should help to reduce or remove the barriers that were found to be most problematic.
Download or read book Depression and the Social Environment written by Philippe Cappeliez and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1993 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While depression has been the subject of much research in the last decade, far too little attention has been paid to the influence of the social environment on depression and on mental health generally. This lack has become more conspicuous since the Canadian federal government began requiring that policy makers make social environment a primary consideration when designing new mental health programs.
Download or read book The Geography of Aging written by Gerald Hodge and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2008-08-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada's baby boom generation is about to turn sixty-five. In barely a decade, the number of senior citizens in every city, town, and village will double - and most communities are largely unprepared to deal with the consequences for housing, transportation, and community services. Gerald Hodge uses the latest statistics to map the current and future spatial distribution of Canada's seniors and their diversity. Drawing on tested aging-environmental research and years of planning experience, he delineates the everyday geography of seniors and proposes a comprehensive framework for all communities - large and small, urban, suburban, and rural - that will allow them to respond to the needs of a rapidly aging population while recognizing the importance of maintaining the independence of their seniors. The Geography of Aging provides an essential perspective for gerontologists, community planners, service providers, and caregivers, as well as provincial and local policy-makers, to enable them to better respond to the needs of senior citizens now and in the future.
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book Independence and Economic Security in Old Age written by Frank Denton and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As boomers move towards retirement the phenomenon of "population aging" has become a much-publicized issue. Independence and Economic Security in Old Age focuses on the economic and social implications of aging at the level of the individual and of society as a whole. The product of a three-year research program, the book contains chapters by recognized experts in the fields of economics and econometrics, sociology, social work, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology, and nursing.
Download or read book Aging and Society written by Mark W. Novak and published by Australia ; Scarborough : Nelson Thomson Learning. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Consistency in Choice and Form of Main Entry 1982 and 1989 written by Edgar Albert Jones and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aging Society written by Mark W. Novak and published by Scarborough, Ont. : Nelson Canada. This book was released on 1993 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mental Health and Aging written by Blossom T. Wigdor and published by Government of Canada National Advisory. This book was released on 1991 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document includes papers which focus on the following topics: depression, loneliness, and grief among the elderly; confusion and dementia in the elderly; fear and anxiety in the elderly; alcohol use and abuse by the elderly; suicide and the elderly; and mental health problems of special groups.
Download or read book Our Common Future written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Promoting Healthy Aging written by Ann C. Beckingham and published by St. Louis, Mo. ; Toronto : Mosby-Year Book. This book was released on 1993 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new resource represents the first Canadian publication in the field of gerontological nursing. The author focuses on the healthy elderly in the community as well as primary health care, health promotion, and the role of the family. Current Canadian demographic data on the elderly along with relevant, up-to-date statistics make this book an invaluable source for the study of aging.
Download or read book Getting There written by Canada. Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation and published by The Commission. This book was released on 1991 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission was established in October 1989 to inquire into a national integrated intercity passenger transportation system in the 21st century and to ensure that transportation links among Canada's regions and communities are maintained and improved. This interim report covers the mandate and strategy of the Commission; provides background information on the laws, regulations and institutions that govern intercity passenger transportation in Canada; explains how the passenger transportation system is used and financed today; discusses the demographic, social, technological, environmental and energy trends that could affect policy recommendations; and reports on what the public wants in intercity passenger transportation.
Download or read book Public Safety Agencies and Seniors written by John S. Kiedrowski and published by National Advisory Committee. This book was released on 1994 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of current public safety programs directed to seniors by police, fire protection and ambulance services. It also identifies and reviews current public safety activities and practices that affect seniors, even if not directed specifically toward them. The study examines how these activities and practices help to support and enhance the independence and quality of life of seniors and identifies strategies that public safety agencies can use to develop those strategies. This report is intended to show the kinds of programs that can be organized by presenting examples of current programs in the United States and Canada.
