Full Description
Morbidity Prevention in Aging: The Role of Salutogenesis Amidst Crises addresses the urgent need to rethink disease prevention strategies for an aging population in the face of global crises. This ground-breaking book introduces the concept of "morbidity prevention in aging," emphasizing a salutogenic approach that focuses on factors promoting health rather than merely treating diseases. It provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how to maintain health and prevent diseases across the lifespan, even amidst challenges such as wars, climate change, and industrial hazards. The book is organized into six distinct sections.
The book begins by exploring how age-friendly environments support health-seeking behaviors. The next section focuses on developing personal skills such as resilience and self-efficacy for maintaining health during crises. Section III examines the reorientation of health services to support preventive care, including community care and diet promotion, while Section IV addresses the creation of policies that facilitate health-promoting interventions and integrate prevention strategies. Community engagement and empowerment in promoting health is emphasized in the fifth section. The book concludes by providing a framework for understanding disease prevention amidst crises, focusing on diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic experiences and ensuring equitable opportunities for lifelong disease prevention.
Morbidity Prevention in Aging: The Role of Salutogenesis Amidst Crises provides invaluable insights for not only healthcare professionals and medical researchers, but also policymakers, urban planners, and community leaders. By operationalizing preventive morbidity and offering empirical evidence and models, the book demonstrates the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of lifelong primary prevention strategies. It aligns with global health promotion frameworks and campaigns, offering a roadmap for creating supportive environments, empowering individuals, and reorienting health services to foster healthy aging in crisis situations.
Contents
Section I: Age-Friendly (Supportive) Environments and Healthy Aging
1. Preventive Morbidity in Aging: Construct Operationalization Through a Person-Environment Fit Lens
2. The Role of the Built and Social Environments in Disease Prevention: A Life Course Approach
3. Resilience of the Built Environment During Crises: Design Strategies for Health-Seeking Behaviors
4. Social Networks for Active Aging in Place: A Typology and Theoretical Positioning
Section II: Personal Skills for Healthy Aging
5. A Typology of Personal Skills Needed to Maintain Healthy Behaviors During Crises: A Narrative Review
6. Human Development Strategies for Navigating Ageism and Abuse During Crises: A Life Course Perspective
7. Lifelong Morbidity Prevention During Crises: Tackling Ageism in Diverse Groups
8. Preventing Falls Among Older Adults During Crises: Roles of Human Development and the Built Environment
9. The Role of Community Science Applications in the Promotion of Healthy Aging Practices
Section III: Reorientation of Health Services
10. Promotion of Healthy Behaviors in Community Care: Analysis of Feasibility and Sustainability During Crises
11. Role of Social Work in Health Promotion During Crises: Feasibility and Sustainability Over the Life Course
12. Physical Activity Promotion in Primary Care During Adverse Events: Analysis of Impact, Feasibility, and Sustainability
13. Reframing the Role of Healthcare in Healthy Diet Promotion in Response to Climate Change: A Healthy Aging Perspective
Section IV: Health Policy for Healthy Aging
14. A National Policy for Salutogenic Health Promotion: Feasibility and Sustainability During Crises
15. Promotion of Healthy Behaviors in Health and Social Care: A Realist Analysis of the Roles of Public Policy
16. Complementing Lifelong Primary Prevention With Secondary and Tertiary Prevention During Crises: Role of Policy
17. Role of Self-Perception of Aging on Healthcare Utilization and Preventive Behaviors
Section V: Community Action for Healthy Aging
18. Volunteering During Crises: Sustaining Opportunities and Impact on Health
19. Community Engagement During Crises: An Analysis of Opportunities and Barriers Between Urban and Rural Settings
20. Unexpected Joy and Inspired Fellowship Following Violence/War: Shared Intimacy Transcendence Through the Concept of Communitas
Section VI: Morbidity Prevention Through an Intersectionality Lens
21. A Framework for Lifelong Morbidity Prevention During Crises: An Intersectionality Perspective
22. Opportunities for Lifelong Morbidity Prevention During Crises: Variations Across Social Determinants of Health
23. The Role of Research in Lifelong Disease Prevention During Crises: An Intersectionality Perspective
24. Principles and Pillars of Lifelong Morbidity Prevention During Crises: Concluding Remarks
