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Title:

Aging in America / [compiled by H. W. Wilson].

Publisher:

H. W. Wilsona division of EBSCO Information Services ;

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25cm.

Subject:

Older people--United States.
Older people--Care--United States.
Older people--Economic aspects--Economic aspects--United States.
Aging--Social aspects--United States.
Aging--Economic aspects--United States.
Baby boom generation--United States.

Other Authors:

H.W. Wilson Company.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Health and aging by the numbers -- The economics of senior health care -- Caring for elder parents -- Redefining the senior years -- How living longer is advancing medicine and health care -- An aging world population.

Summary:

This volume examines the great challenges America will face in caring for aging baby boomers. The collection begins with statistical data on the major health issues for boomers, the demographics of the population, and the availability of health care in the future. How to negotiate rising medical costs and a growing population of seniors is one of the greatest challenges, the topic of the following chapter. The challenges and opportunities for families who care for aging parents is certain to be a developing issue in the future. The two following chapters examine progressive opportunities presented by an aging population. First, in the way perspectives on the senior years have evolved in the recent decade; second, on innovations in medicine that must respond to health care in the future. The final chapter compares America's response to an aging population with that of other counties in the world.

Series:

The reference shelf ; volume 86, number 1

ISBN:

1619254328
9781619254329 (v. 86, no. 1)

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville) — HYAX325

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PYAX423 -- ECC - Osgood Library (Iowa Falls)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)