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Aging and Health for the Us Elderly: A Health Primer for Ages 60 to 90 Years
Contributor(s): Kennedy, Harold L. (Author)
ISBN: 0826222439     ISBN-13: 9780826222435
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
OUR PRICE:   $29.70  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Geriatrics
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
Dewey: 362.108
LCCN: 2021007063
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.38" W x 9.13" (1.23 lbs) 194 pages
 
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Seniors today find themselves living in a time when rapid changes in health care delivery have made vital decisions about when and how best to obtain medical treatment difficult and confusing to navigate. At the same time, seniors proportionately need more health care services, have a higher incidence of chronic disease, and take more medications than any other demographic--and yet have the lowest rate of health literacy.
In this short, easy-to-read book designed as a concise but effective healthcare guide, Dr. Harold Kennedy, with more than 60 years of experience practicing medicine, guides readers through the healthcare maze faced by many seniors. While the information in this book is not intended to diagnose or treat ailments, it will give readers a valuable foundation of health literacy, crucial in making good decisions regarding their health and medical care services, and that of their loved ones.

Written expressly to help persons aged 60 years and older, Aging and Health for the US Elderly: A Health Primer for Ages 60 to 90 is essential reading for all older Americans. Chapter topics include health risk factors; social determinants of disease; best practices; and up-to-date prevention, surveillance, and wellness, with special chapters tailored specifically for women and for men. Coverage also includes an overview of the U.S. health care system, both its history and the current state of affairs. Scientific validity of the evidence is provided by more than 180 references.