Book contents
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- 27 I Don’t Want to Go Downstairs!
- 28 How NOT to Be Afraid of Dying and Ensure that Your Family Remembers Your Death as a Peaceful One
- 29 Only Two Things
- 30 Grief and Loss
- 31 Living to Make a Difference
- 32 The Great Leveler
- 33 View from the Mountain
- 34 The Healing Power of Nature
- 35 The Best Place in the World to Grow Old
- 36 From Revolution to Pandemic
- 37 The Power of Positivity
- 38 An Incredible Journey
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
32 - The Great Leveler
from Part IV - Caring For Your Soul
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2023
Book contents
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- 27 I Don’t Want to Go Downstairs!
- 28 How NOT to Be Afraid of Dying and Ensure that Your Family Remembers Your Death as a Peaceful One
- 29 Only Two Things
- 30 Grief and Loss
- 31 Living to Make a Difference
- 32 The Great Leveler
- 33 View from the Mountain
- 34 The Healing Power of Nature
- 35 The Best Place in the World to Grow Old
- 36 From Revolution to Pandemic
- 37 The Power of Positivity
- 38 An Incredible Journey
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
Summary
Aging and Memory in the African American Community. Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have children who are premature, underweight, or stillborn, and the effects hurt African American mothers and babies most. The population of those over 80 will increase 80% in the next ten years. Many older Americans who live with disabilities will not be able to pay for adequate housing, food, medicine and personal care. Many families of color are unable to pay for healthcare.
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- The Gift of AgingGrowing Older with Purpose, Planning and Positivity, pp. 223 - 229Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023