Health is not just the absence of disease. In an era when living to 100 is becoming more common, our concept of ageing must evolve. While Hong Kong people enjoy the world's longest life expectancy, an important question arises: Are we truly achieving healthy ageing?In this book, Professor Jean Woo addresses a diverse array of challenges associated with the elderly population in Hong Kong society, including issues like elderly poverty, unfriendly community designs, unfair stigmatization faced by seniors, and late-life loneliness. Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, she advocates for self-care, education, and empowerment, encouraging us to move beyond dependence on doctors and medications.Ageing is inevitable, yet we can control how we age.
| ISBN: | 9789882373136 |
| Publication date: | 5th February 2024 |
| Author: | Jean Woo |
| Publisher: | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 120 pages |
| Genres: |
Coping with / advice about ageing Society and culture: general |
Health is not just the absence of disease. In an era when living to 100 is becoming more common, our concept of ageing must evolve. While Hong Kong people enjoy the world's longest life expectancy, an important question arises: Are we truly achieving healthy ageing?In this book, Professor Jean Woo addresses a diverse array of challenges associated with the elderly population in Hong Kong society, including issues like elderly poverty, unfriendly community designs, unfair stigmatization faced by seniors, and late-life loneliness. Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, she advocates for self-care, education, and empowerment, encouraging us to move beyond dependence on doctors and medications.Ageing is inevitable, yet we can control how we age.
Take Charge of Your Own Aging features in the following genres: Coping with / advice about ageing, Society and culture: general
Take Charge of Your Own Aging is available in Hardback
Take Charge of Your Own Aging was written by Jean Woo and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Take Charge of Your Own Aging has 120 pages