,,Preventive Heath Care for the Elderly: A Model for Senior Centers

Preventive Heath Care for the Elderly: A Model for Senior Centers


 

Publication Date: December 1981

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Michael J. Salamon; Penny Charytan; Cindy E. McQuade

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Elderly; Social Services; Health

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Medical care, as it is currently organized, treats the senior only after something critical occurs, such as a heart attack, rather than supporting those activities necessary for good health—nutrition, exercise, health education, social and recreational activities. More attention needs to be paid by health professionals to helping older persons maintain independence and remain actively involved in life. Yet, preventing illness is not a medically reimbursable service even for the elderly for whom it is significantly important in maintaining a higher quality of life.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 58:2.