Baby boomer health dynamics : how are we aging? / Andrew V. Wister.

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Recent public declarations by a number of health organizations and institutes that we are experiencing an obesity crisis, and moreover, that obesity is the 'new tobacco' makes Baby Boomer Health Dynamics both timely and topical.

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CHOICE Review

Within the context of health care programming and reform in Canada, Wister (Simon Fraser Univ.) provides research utilizing a significant cohort of baby boomers. This resource book presents detailed health profiling and cohort data analyses from 22 years of Canadian health surveys. The theoretical basis for the research, M. W. Riley's Social Change Model (see p. 37-53 in Population Health Research, ed. by K. Dean, 1993), is clearly identified and appropriate for this book. Given factors such as the aging population and the current and future use of health care services, this book offers those engaged in policy making, service development, and research impressive data on Canadian health dynamics. Trends among baby boomers--affecting both health status indicators and health utilization--are apparent in this resource. The major focus on lifestyle behaviors is important because trends such as chronic illness in the aging population will continue. Although the book is not an easy read, it is suitable for students, policy makers, and researchers for many reasons. Not a book to pick up and read in one sitting, it is rather a book to refer to repeatedly when researching information on this topic. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above. J. Clawson Central Missouri State University