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Health is a concern of every American. As a large portion of the US population ages (Giguere, Minneapolis–St. Paul Star Tribune, 2007; Kausler and Kausler, The graying of America: An encyclopedia of aging, health, mind, and behavior, 2001), the avoidance of illness and disease is increasingly viewed as both desirable and obtainable for the majority of the population. Middle and old age, viewed through the lenses of a generation of aging individuals who consider all things to be possible, have been psychologically transformed from the stereotypical view as a time to wind down and prepare for life’s end to a time of enrichment and opportunity for new experiences and adventures. As life spans lengthen for most individuals (U.S. Census Bureau, 65+ in the United States: 2005 (pp. 23–209), 2005, Census bureau estimates number of adults, older people and school-age children in states, 2006, Facts for features: Older Americans month: May 2006 , 2006), concerns about the quality of life become paramount. A public health model supports this shift by calling for not only disease prevention, but also health promotion (CDC, About CDC: Our story, 2007).
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Talley, R., Crews, J., Lollar, D., Elmore, D., Crowther, M., Valluzzi, J. (2014). Contributions of Public Health to Caregiving. In: Talley, R., Travis, S. (eds) Multidisciplinary Coordinated Caregiving. Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8973-3_11
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