Disease and Injury Prevention and Health Promotion in Elder Care: Needs andOpportunities as Perceived by Elder Care Providers, the Elderly, and Their Families. Executive Summary

摘要

The purpose of this research was to identify interests and concerns of theelderly, their families and elder care providers in selected areas of health and safety to help inform the development of a handbook delineating CDC policies and recommendations in disease prevention and health promotion in elder care settings. Key areas addressed by the study include: topics of interest in preventing disease and injury and promoting health behaviors; the role of public health agencies in encouraging health and safety through consultation, inspection, regulation, or similar mechanisms; opportunities to educate the elderly, their families, and elder care providers in disease prevention and health promotion, including issues not specific to the elder care setting; (e.g., violence and abuse prevention, nutrition, etc.) via outreach throut the elder care setting; opportunities for direct delivery of prevention and public health services (e.g., immunizations, dental check-ups, vision and hearing screenings, etc.) through elder care settings, especially for the elderly in medically underserved areas of the population.