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Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
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Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximat
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In 2020 over 1 billion of the world’s population were over the age of 60 years old, and it is expected to double by 2050 according to WHO. Due to the growing
U.S. Health in International Perspective
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Pages: 421
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-12 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United Sta
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
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Authors: National Research Council
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Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improve
Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers
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Authors: Institute of Medicine
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Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the U.S. is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. Concern ab