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A fundamental issue facing the global community is meeting the challenges of population aging and achieving healthy aging to maintain an active older population and reduce the number of disabled people. The focus of this book is on theoretical issues and empirical findings related to trends and determinants of healthy aging, including factors related to "healthy longevity" of the oldest-old, aged 80 and over. The group is the most rapidly increasing elderly sub-population and is most likely to need assistance in daily living in all countries. Chapters include both longitudinal and cross-sectional data from North America, Europe, and Asia in country-specific studies and cross-national comparisons. Part I focuses on the definition, components, concepts, measurements, and determinants of healthy aging, and discusses the trends and patterns of disability and healthy life expectancy at the macro level. Part II addresses individual healthy aging, including its biological and socio-demographic aspects. Part III focuses on issues concerning the family and healthy aging, and Part IV explores formal and informal care for healthy aging through governmental policy interventions and community service programs.

Sociology of health --- Geriatric Assessment. --- Health Services for the Aged. --- Life Expectancy. --- Needs Assessment. --- Population Dynamics. --- Older people --- Personnes âgées --- Health and hygiene. --- Santé et hygiène --- Aged. --- Aging. --- Geriatrics. --- Longevity. --- Older people -- Health and hygiene. --- Geriatric Assessment --- Life Expectancy --- Population Dynamics --- Health Services for the Aged --- Needs Assessment --- Health Services Research --- Vital Statistics --- Education --- Health Services --- Health Status --- Data Collection --- Demography --- Delivery of Health Care --- Epidemiologic Measurements --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Health Planning --- Population Characteristics --- Information Science --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services --- Investigative Techniques --- Health Care --- Public Health --- Quality of Health Care --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Environment and Public Health --- Aged Public Health --- Business & Economics --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Health and hygiene --- AA / International- internationaal --- 311.3 --- 311.94 --- Sterfte. Waarschijnlijke en gemiddelde levensduur. --- Verdeling van de bevolking naar leeftijd. Veroudering van de bevolking. --- Personnes âgées --- Santé et hygiène --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVGEOGR SPRINGER-B --- Age --- Ageing --- Senescence --- Physiological effect --- Medicine. --- Social sciences. --- Demography. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Social Sciences, general. --- Geriatrics/Gerontology. --- Developmental biology --- Gerontology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Historical demography --- Social sciences --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Medicine --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Diseases --- Geriatrics --- Sterfte. Waarschijnlijke en gemiddelde levensduur --- Verdeling van de bevolking naar leeftijd. Veroudering van de bevolking --- Aging --- Research. --- Health Workforce

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This handbook presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of unprecedented substantive, theoretical, methodological, and statistical developments and insights, and an in-depth examination of trends and patterns, in adult mortality around the world. With over two dozen chapters and more than fifty authors, this volume draws from top international mortality experts to provide one of the best overviews of life expectancy extant. The handbook documents remarkable gains in life expectancy, which stand out as one of the most important accomplishments of the twentieth century. Individuals in more developed countries can expect to live longer now than ever before, especially the Japanese, who enjoy record-setting life expectancies. The book also explores unfortunate declines in life expectancy in selected countries brought on by such factors as the following: infectious diseases; accidents, suicides, and homicides; and political and economic conflict and turmoil. This book synthesizes the wealth of mortality information available, clearly articulates the central findings to-date, identifies the most appropriate datasets and methods currently available, illuminates the central research questions, and develops an agenda to address these research questions. The authors carefully examine central factors related to mortality, including health behaviors, socioeconomic status, social relations, biomarkers, and genetic factors. The book will prove especially relevant to researchers, students, and policy makers within social and health sciences who want to better understand international trends and patterns in adult mortality.

Sociology --- Demography --- sociologie --- demografie

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Family size --- Birth control --- Fertility, Human

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Life Expectancy --- Middle Aged --- Developed Countries --- Longevity. --- Mortality. --- Mortality, Law of --- Death --- Demography --- Death (Biology) --- Life, Long --- Life extension --- Life span prolongation --- Long life --- Prolongation of life span --- Age --- Health --- Life spans (Biology) --- Old age