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July 2008, Vol 98, No. 7 | American Journal of Public Health 1160-1162
© 2008 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.130989

EDITORIAL

Controlling Personal Health Decisions for the Oldest Old

Michael R. Greenberg, PhD, Marc D. Weiner, JD, PhD and Gwendolyn B. Greenberg, BA

Michael R. Greenberg, Marc D. Weiner, and Gwendolyn B. Greenberg are with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Gwendolyn B. Greenberg is also with Christ Church, New Brunswick.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Michael R. Greenberg, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 100, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1958 (e-mail: mrg@rci.rutgers.edu).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


   INTRODUCTION
 
Public health practitioners help the oldest old (persons aged 75 years and older) prevent falls, protect against communicable disease threats, cope with arthritis and many other chronic ailments, and deal with the loss of loved ones and lifelong friends. Collectively, assisting the oldest old as they manage their health is a core objective of public health practice.


Figure 1
Warren DeWitt (right), aged 76 years, moved into the Peters household in Gladesville, West Virginia, to help look after Maxine and Arden, both aged 90 years. At the time this photograph was taken (2000), Warren had lived with the couple for over a . . . [Full Text]


   HOW MANY ARE PREPARED?
 

   REASONS FOR HAVING THE DOCUMENTS
 

   ENCOURAGING THE RELUCTANT
 





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