Self-care and Self-help Groups for the Elderly

Self-care and Self-help Groups for the Elderly
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1984
Genre: Older people
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Approximately 90 national or broadly based organizations that deal with the elderly in sponsoring programs that promote self-help practices and self-care. Alphabetical arrangement by organizations. Each entry gives organization name, address, telephone number, membership, description, periodicals, and other publications. Index.

Aging

Aging
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1985
Genre: Geriatrics
ISBN:

Health Care for an Aging Society

Health Care for an Aging Society
Author: David Haber
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-01-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317756886

First published in 1989. In an aging society, however, the challenge broadens to include health care and social support at home and in the community. The major premise of this book is that cost-conscious community care and self-care will become increasingly important as the era of cost containment intensifies.

Technology and Aging in America

Technology and Aging in America
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 506
Release: 1985
Genre: Aged
ISBN:

Report on the impact of social change and technological change on older people in the USA - briefly describes population trends; discusses new health technology and the role of health services in prevention, after care and care of the aged; considers housing and living conditions and income generating activities and job adaptation to facilitate labour force participation of older workers, etc. Glossary, graphs, illustrations, references, statistical tables.

Self-Help Support Groups For Older Women

Self-Help Support Groups For Older Women
Author: Lenard W. Kaye
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2022-01-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317711521

This work is based upon a research study whose purpose was to collect new information about the special benefits and drawbacks of formal organizations' efforts at social network building for older women. In it, a two-tiered investigation was carried out: a national review of a select group of model self-help support programmes for older women throughout the United States; and an in-depth community case study of a nationally recognized model program of self-help support groups, leadership training, networking and community outreach/education for older women. It provides the research-oriented reader with scientific evidence to assess the relative efficacy of self-help group programming.

Vision and Aging

Vision and Aging
Author: Alberta L. Orr
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1992
Genre: Aging
ISBN: 9780891282167

This overview of the service delivery systems in the aging and blindness fields covers the essential issues concerning vision loss among older persons in this country, the growth of visual impairment among the increasing number of elderly people in the United States, and the policy and service questions that will demand national attention throughout this and the coming decade.

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1985
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index