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GLOBAL HEALTH AND GLOBAL AGING Contents
About the AARP Foundation
Foreword by Robert N. Butler
Preface xii by Mary Robinson
Part One: The World and Its Aging Population
1. World Policies on Aging and the United Nations by Alexandre Siderenko
2. Population Aging: A Global Overview by Mary Beth Weinberger
3. The World Health Organization and Global Aging by Alex Kalache
4. Leadership and Governance Challenges for Global Health and Aging by Derek Yach
5. Perception of Aging in Different Cultures by Frank Eyetsemitan
Part Two: Countries with High Rates of Longevity
6. Australia: Aging in Australia: The Australian Government’s Agenda on Population Aging by Santo Santoro
7. Denmark: Healthy Aging in Denmark? by Bjarne Hastrup
8. France: Challenges of Longevity: The International Longevity Centre-France Perspective by Françoise Forette and Marie-Anne Brieu
9. Finland: Healthy Aging in Finland by Pekka Puska
10. Germany: Healthy Aging in Germany by Ulla Schmidt
11. Germany: Healthy Aging from 70 to 100+ in Germany: Lessons from the Berlin Aging Study by Jacqui Smith and Paul Baltes
12. Japan: Challenges of Productive Aging in Japan by Shigeo Morioka
13. Netherlands: Healthy Aging in the Netherlands by C.I.J.M. Ross-van Dorp
14. Spain: Aging in Spain: Working Toward Creating New Rights in the Welfare State by Jose; Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
15. Sweden: Health and Aging in Sweden by Barbro Westerholm
16. United Kingdom: United Kingdom by Sally Greengross
17. United States: Healthy Aging in the United States by Jeanette Takamura
Part Three: Countries Facing Rapid Population Aging in the Next 20–30 Years
18. Africa: Health and Aging in Africa by Nana Apt
19. China: Aging of Populations: Is China’s Pattern Unique? by Lincoln Chen and Lingling Zhang
20. India: Health and Aging in India By Sharad D. Gokhale
21. Eastern Mediterranean: Eastern Mediterrean Region: Rapid Aging Population in 20–30 Years by Mohamed H. El-Banouby
22. Russia: Health and Aging in Russia Vladimir Kh. Khavinson and Olga N. Mikhailova
23. Latin America and the Caribbean: Health and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean by Enrique Vega Garci;a
Part Four: Leaders in Research and Innovative Programs
24. The Biology of Aging: Current Research and Expected Future Gains by George Martin and Joshua Lederberg
25. Exceptional Longevity by Thomas Perls and Dellara Terry
26. Cities, Sociodiversity, and Strategy by Jaime Lerner
27. Creating a Healthy Environment for Aging Populations by Gloria Gutman
28. How Government, Business, and Social Sector Partnerships Can Finance Programs for the Aging by A. James Forbes, Jr.
29. Policies and Practices Affecting Health and Longevity of People with Disabilities: Lessons from the United Kingdom by Hector Medora and Angela Hassiotis
30. Keeping People Active: Continuing Education Programs That Work by Julia Preece and Brian Findsen
31. Longevity’s Impact on Retirement Security by C. Robert Henrikson
32. Improving Health Care in America: Lessons Learned from the Global Village by William Novelli
Part Five: Epilogue: The Road Ahead
33. Epilogue: The Road Ahead by Erik Olsen
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Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
World health.
Population aging -- Health aspects.
Aging.
World Health.
Health Policy.
Health Services for the Aged.
Internationality.
Population Dynamics.