Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CH ONE Introduction -- Healthy People Initiatives -- Sociodemographic Trends -- Definitions of Healthy Aging -- Health Perspectives and Aging -- Health Care -- A Health Promotion and Aging Model -- Questions for Discussion -- CH TWO Health Professionals and Older Clients -- Collaboration -- Communication -- Cruising the Net -- Selected Communication Issues -- Questions for Discussion -- CH THREE Clinical Preventive Services -- Medical Screenings and Prophylaxis: Considerable Controversy -- Breast Cancer -- Menopause -- Blood Pressure -- Osteoporosis -- Cholestero -- Cervical Cancer -- Colorectal Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Hearing and Vision -- Oral Health -- Diabetes -- Depression -- Other Medical (and Dog) Screenings -- Immunizations -- Aspirin Prophylaxis -- The Polypill -- Medicare Prevention -- Questions for Discussion -- CH FOUR Health Behavior -- Health Behavior Assessments and Interventions -- 10 Tips for Changing Health Behaviors -- Health Behavior Theories -- Questions for Discussion -- CH FIVE Exercise -- 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health -- The Most Popular Activity of All: Walking -- Exercise for Disease Prevention and Functional Improvement -- The Four Components of My Exercise Class -- Other Exercises -- The Activity Pyramid -- Arthritis: A Barrier to Exercise and Activity -- Selected Topics -- Questions for Discussion -- CH SIX Nutrition -- The Food Guide Pyramid -- The Personalized Nutrition Bull's-Eye -- Good Nutritional Habits -- Fats -- Cholesterol -- Carbohydrates and Fiber -- Sugar -- Protein -- Water -- Vitamins and Minerals -- Sodium and High Blood Pressure -- Calcium and Osteoporosis -- Nutrition Labels -- Malnutrition -- Selected Topics -- Questions for Discussion -- CH SEVEN Weight Management.

Trends in Weight Gain -- Obesity and Overweight -- Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment -- Should We Gain Weight With Age? -- Body Composition -- Exercise -- Low-Carbohydrate and High-Protein Diets -- Other Weight Loss Programs -- Bariatric Surgery -- Caloric Input and Expenditure -- 10 Tips for Weight Loss or Maintenance -- Selected Weight Management Topics -- Questions for Discussion -- CH EIGHT Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) -- Types of CAM -- CAM and Medical Education -- Selected CAM Topics and Resources -- Dietary Supplements -- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements -- Herbs -- Hormone Supplements -- Other Dietary Supplements -- ConsumerLab.com and Dietary Supplement Verification Program -- Nutraceuticals or Functional Foods and Drinks -- Questions for Discussion -- CH NINE Selected Health Education Topics -- Smoking -- Alcohol -- Medication Usage -- Injury Prevention -- Sleep -- Questions for Discussion -- CH TEN Social Support -- Definition of Social Support -- Family, Friends, Church, and Others -- Lay Support -- Online Support -- Pet Support -- Religious or Spiritual Support -- Caregiving, Sexuality, and Other Types of Intimate Support -- Terminally Ill -- Peer Support -- Intergenerational Support -- Physician Support -- Questions for Discussion -- CH ELEVEN Mental Health -- Mental Health and Mental Illness -- Depression -- Alzheimer's Disease -- Other Mental Disorders -- Insurance Coverage -- Chronic Stress -- Stress Management -- Mental Health and Aging Resources -- Questions for Discussion -- CH TWELVE Community Health -- Community Organizations -- Model Health Promotion Programs -- Professional Associations -- Community Volunteering -- Community Health Advocacy -- Questions for Discussion -- CH THIRTEEN Diversity.

Age -- Gender -- Race and Ethnicity -- Culture -- Socioeconomic Status -- Rural Aging -- Global -- Questions for Discussion -- CH FOURTEEN Public Health -- Wellness General of the United States -- An Opposing Point of View (Sort of) -- And Now for the Rest of the Wellness General's Platform -- Questions for Discussion -- CH FIFTEEN Glimpse Into the Future -- Reengagement -- Physical Health -- Mental Health -- Supportive Housing -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.