The Oxford Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health
During the next few decades, older adults will comprise an ever-larger proportion of the population in almost every society around the world. At the same time, the older adult population exhibits greater variability in health status and health outcomes than any other age group. The concepts of healthy and successful aging continue to need to be redefined, and methodologies enhanced to expand our understanding of how to maximize health and functioning during late life. In addition, public health and aging will need to expand its focus on the social, behavioral, and environmental factors that contribute to healthy aging and that contribute to the inequities and disparities in health status and access to health services among older adults that exist around the globe. This collection of articles has been commissioned to draw attention to this field of study and to offer curated content for those working in this area.
Editor in Chief
Dr. Mary P. Gallant, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York
Editorial Board
Jane Banaszak-Holl, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Matthew Lee Smith, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Topics
Theoretical, Conceptual and Methodological Models and Approaches to Global Public Health and Aging
Age-related/Age-relevant Illnesses and Conditions / Physical and Mental Health among Older Adults
Social and Behavioral Determinants and Health Disparities/Inequities
Social and Physical Environment
Health Policies and Services; Public Health Infrastructure