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Health Inequities in Aging Adults from a Public Health Perspective
"While decreasing health with advanced age is driven in part by underlying biological factors, the health care provided to older adults is often shaped by ageism. This inequitable treatment includes ageist attitudes among some practitioners that lead to less effective communications with older patients, applying a medical gaze to social issues that older adults encounter, and making treatment decisions based more on age than prognosis. ..." – By Steven Wallace
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Impacts of Climate Change on Workers’ Health and Safety
"Workers in many occupational and industrial categories already experience climate- and weather-related hazards in their jobs. The increasing frequency, duration, and severity of extreme weather events and other developments caused by climate change will exacerbate these hazards and affect a broad range of workers. Increased temperature, extremes of precipitation, increased air pollution, the spread of vector-borne disease, and other health threats due to climate change will impact many groups of workers. ..." – By Barry S. Levy and Cora Roelofs
What's New to the OREs
In September 2021, 87 new full articles and 15 revised articles across 21 disciplines have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform. Explore the recently published articles now.
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On September 29, the Oxford Research Encyclopedias of Anthropology and Planetary Science will be available via subscription and perpetual access. After a successful free period during development, the OREs provide in-depth overviews of the major areas of research and will continue to grow with the field over time. If you're a librarian, explore Subscriber Services to learn how to provide access to the OREs for your institution. If you're not a librarian, you can recommend the OREs to your librarian here.
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