This book explores concepts and practices for productive aging: What factors contribute to successful aging? What is the role of exercise and nutrition? What is the role of children and adults in interaction with elders?
The chapters identify the best practices for successful aging, examine trends in intergenerational caregiving, and define roles and responsibilities across the life span. Topics addressed include:
- how to maximize productive engagement of older adults
- how multigenerational issues impact successful aging
- the ways in which a learning environment can promote intergenerational relationships.
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Contributors
Foreword,
R.E. Eckardt
Acknowledgments
Introduction,
M.L. Wykle, P.J. Whitehouse, and D.L. Morris
Part I: Health & Productivity ó Challenging the Mystique of Longevity ,
M.L. Wykle
Part II: What Constitutes Successful Aging?
D.L. Morris
Part III: Aging Across Generations ó Interactions that Work,
P.J. Whitehouse
Epilogue: Just Aging: Issues in Intergenerational Health,
P.J. Whitehouse
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Sobre el autor
Diana L. Morris, Ph D, RN, FAAN, is an associate professor of nursing and associate director for programming at the University Center on Aging and Health, Case Western Reserve University.
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