00792nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000170001724500780003426000090011252005070012158300190062894200060064799900170065320260716043328.0  aELDEMIRE, D.  aAgeing of the population - a time for action : the role of public health.  c1995  aNotes that the changing age composition of the population has policy implications with regard to the provision of health and social services.  Advises that an effective health service for older persons will need to be promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative.  Stresses that elderly persons are particularly subject to chronic diseases and disabilities, and are therefore in need of continuity of health care.  Greater emphasis will therefore have to be placed on public health care providers  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44988d44988