Healthy Aging offers an evidence-based exploration of the biomedical, psychosocial, and environmental factors that shape aging trajectories and interventions that can improve them. Opening with an accessible overview of age-related biological and functional changes, the book goes on to examine the health challenges most closely associated with older adulthood. Expert contributors highlight approaches to preventing disease and disability, emphasizing not only longevity but quality of life and reduced burden of illness. The text reinforces a whole-person perspective that accounts for social, cultural, and behavioral influences essential to effective clinical care as healthcare systems adapt to aging populations worldwide. All existing chapters have been revised to reflect new research and current best practices since the publication of the first edition, along with the addition of a new chapter on geroscience and healthy aging.
Healthy Aging, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for geriatricians, family medicine physicians, nurses, gerontologists, public health professionals, students, and all clinicians and policymakers working to support the health and vitality of older adults.
Healthy Aging: Definition & Scope.- Disease, Disability & Frailty with
Increasing Age.- The Principles of Disease and Disability Prevention & Health
Promotion with Increasing Age.- The Interface between Healthy Aging,
Longevity, Disease & Disability.- Cardiovascular Health & Healthy Aging.-
Musculoskeletal Health &Healthy Aging.- Gastrointestinal Health & Healthy
Aging.- Pulmonary Health & Healthy Aging.- Urogenital Health & Healthy
Aging.- Skin Health & Healthy Aging: Cosmetics.- Skin Health & Healthy Aging:
Diseases.- Preventing Falls & Injuries, & Healthy Aging.- Sensory Health &
Healthy Aging: Hearing, Taste & Smell.- Sensory Health & healthy Aging:
Vision.- Cognition & Healthy Aging.- Preventing Infections & Healthy Aging.-
Preventing Cancer & Healthy Aging.- Endocrine Health & Healthy Aging.- Oral
Health & Healthy Aging.- Healthy Aging & Exercise: Preventing Disease &
Disability.- Healthy Aging & Exercise: Preventing Disease & Disability.-
Nutrition & Healthy Aging.- Sleep & Healthy Aging.- Promoting Healthy Aging
Through Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults.-
Sexuality, Intimacy & Healthy Aging.- Pain & Healthy Aging.- Creativity &
Healthy Aging.- Human Relationships & Healthy Aging.- Resilience, Adapting to
Change & Healthy Aging.- Mindfulness, Spirituality & Healthy Aging.- Cultural
& Socio-Economic Determinants of Healthy Aging.- Employment & the Workplace
Supporting Healthy Aging.- Housing & Planning Supporting Healthy Aging.-
Healthcare Systems & Healthcare Funding Supporting Healthy Aging.- Public
Policy Supporting Healthy Aging.
Patrick P. Coll, MD Professor, Family Medicine and Medicine
Medical Director for Senior HealthDivision Chief, Geriatrics
