Global Health and Global Aging - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787988103 ISBN 13: 9780787988104

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

The book covers the fundamentals of global aging and health and provides real-world models from countries and regions that offer the best practices in current approaches. Global Health and Global Aging presents information about leadership and governance challenges as well as insights about aging in different cultures and countries in all regions of the world.

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About the Author

Mary Robinson is president of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. She previously served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and was president of Ireland from 1990 to 1997. William Novelli is chief executive officer of AARP, a membership organization of 38 million people age 50 and older. Previously, he was president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and executive vice president of CARE. Clarence Pearson is a global health leadership and management consultant and former senior advisor to World Health Organization at the United Nations. He conceived the series of global health books for Jossey-Bass and serves as the series' executive editor. Laurie Norris is an international communications consultant and author of a history of the China Medical Board, a pioneer in Western-style medical education in China and Asia. She serves as managing editor for the global health series published by Jossey-Bass.

From the Back Cover

Global Health & Global Aging

This comprehensive collection brings together in one book leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to examine the critical intersection of global aging and global health.

The book covers the fundamentals of global aging and health and provides real-world models from countries and regions that offer the best practices in current approaches. Global Health and Global Aging presents information about leadership and governance challenges as well as insights about aging in different cultures and countries in all regions of the world.

The book explores the factors that contribute to high rates of longevity and shows how countries including Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States contribute to the overall health of their populations. The book also outlines the challenges facing specific countries such as Russia, India, and China that have rapidly aging populations.

Global Health and Global Aging delves into recent research findings that identify factors of successful aging and outlines the key ways that a global society can influence how we age. Research scholars in global aging and health, finance and pensions, housing, education, employment, transportation and disability, and public policy identify findings that offer hope and expand options to young and old for healthy aging.

All royalties for the sale of this book will be donated to the AARP Foundation.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0787988103
• ISBN 13: 9780787988104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Robinson Mary, Novelli William, Pearson Clarence E., Norris Laurie