Public Health and Aging

Abstract

Contents and Contributors: The Public Health Paradigm Robert L. Kane Understanding the Aging and Public Health Networks Alan L. Balsam and Carolyn L. Bottum Behavioral, Social, and Socioenvironmental Factors Adding Years to Life and Life to Years George A. Kaplan Issues of Resource Allocation in an Aging Society Robert H. Binstock Variability in Disease Manifestations in Older Adults: Implications for Public and Community Health Programs Robert B. Wallace Disability Outcomes of Chronic Disease and Their Implications for Public Health Marcel E. Salive and Jack M. Guralnik Evidence of Modifiable Risk Factors in Older Adults as a Basis for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Gilbert S. Omenn, Shirley M. Beresford, David M. Buchner, Andrea LaCroix, Mona Martin, Donald L. Patrick, Jeffery I. Wallace, and Edward H. Wagner Integrating Research into Program Planning and Development Terrie Wetle Surveillance, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation Susan L. Hughes Conceptual Measurement, and Analytical Issues in Assessing Health Status in Older Populations Anita L. Stewart and Sam Shapiro On the Economic Analysis of Interventions for Aged Populations Ronald J. Ozminkowski and Laurence G. Branch Postponing Disability: Identifying Points of Decline and Potential Intervention S. Jay Olshansky and Mark A. Rudberg Aging, Bioethics, and Public Health: Issues at the Intersection of Three Multidisciplinary Fields Rosalie A. Kane Implications of an Aging Society for the Preparation of Public Health Professionals Thomas R. Prohaska and Steven P. Wallace Implications of an Aging Society for the Organization and Evaluation of Public Health Services Elizabeth A. Kutza Toward a Synthesis of a Public Health Agenda for an Aging Society Ronald Anderson and Nadereh Pourat