Aging in rural places
Subtitle: policies, programs, and professional practice
By: Kristina M. Hash, PhD, LICSW, Elaine T. Jurkowski, PhD, MSW, John A. Krout, PhD
Contributors: Jurkowski, Elaine Theresa, author; Krout, John A., author
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780826198099; 9780826198112
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Health Services for the Aged; Rural Health Services; Aged; Health Policy; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is rural? : introduction to aging in rural places; title: Who are rural elders?; title: Health and wellness among rural elders; title: Housing, poverty, and transportation in rural places; title: Work, retirement, and leisure in rural places; title: Providing services to rural elders; title: Providing services to well elders in rural areas; title: Providing services to frail elders in rural areas; title: Interdisciplinary teams caring for rural elders; title: Role of the health care professional; title: Role of the human service professional; title: Policies impacting rural aging; title: Conclusion and future directions.