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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.