Grand challenges of our aging society : workshop summary / Amy Smith, rapporteur ; Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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Main Author:	Smith, Amy, 1960-
Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies, Planning Committee for the Academies-Wide Initiative on the Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington D.C. : National Academies Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Planning Committee for the Academies-Wide Initiative on the Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society. Population aging > Congresses. Aging > Government policy > Congresses. Older people > Economic aspects > Congresses. Older people > Health and hygiene > Congresses. Older people > Social aspects > Congresses. Older people. Demography. Economics. Health promotion. Older people > Government policy > Congresses. elderly. demography. economics. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging. Older people Health promotion Economics Demography Aging > Government policy Older people > Health and hygiene Population aging proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction. Grand challenges of our aging society. Introductory remarks / Ronald Lee
2. Biological research, medical advances, and ethical considerations. Extending the life span / Richard A. Miller
The biology of frailty / Linda P. Fried
Allocating scarce health care resources / David B. Reuben
3. Enhancing healthy aging. Strategies for health promotion / Robert N. Butler
Obesity among older people / Gordon L. Jensen
Exercise and cognition / Arthur Kramer
Racial disparities and communication / M. Chris Gibbons
4. Macroeconomic and financial impacts. General macroeconomic overview / Axel H. Börsch-Supan
Macroeconomic and financial impacts of aging / Robin Brooks
An international perspective / David Canning
5. Income security and health care financing programs. Income security for an aging population / Alicia Munnell
Health care financing / Kenneth M. Langa
An international perspective / Andrew Mason
6. Social institutions and policies. Will institutions and policies permit sufficient flexibility / Phyllis Moen
The growing imperative for structural change / Richard V. Burkhauser
7. Community responses. Transportation / Sandra Rosenbloom
Technology, aging, and innovation / Joseph F. Coughlin
8. Summary discussion.

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