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In this essay the current and previous editors discuss the history of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. In reviewing the past thirty years of publishing the Journal, one can see three phases: Phase 1 took pace during the first decade (1989-1997), Phase 2 covered the next decade and a half or so (1998-2015), and Phase 3 reflects the past five years, a period of continuing growth and success (2016-Present). Despite its inevitable challenges, the Journal of Aging & Social Policy overcame each and has arrived. Today, it is a well-respected Journal that attracts excellent scholarship from around the world, that is well-cited, and that has earned the Journal a commendable impact factor. The editors are proud of that evolution. However, success is never final. The Journal will require continued effective stewardship as it looks to the next thirty years and beyond.
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Envelhecimento , Geriatria/educação , Geriatria/tendências , Publicações Periódicas como Assunto/tendências , Política Pública/tendências , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Fator de Impacto de Revistas , Massachusetts , Publicações Periódicas como Assunto/históriaRESUMO
An examination of the state of gerontology as observed from the office of the provost prepared for the 2012 GSA Kent Award Lecture. Strengths and weaknesses of the field are identified in the context of the changing environment of higher education. This article identifies specific recommendations for strengthening the field, particularly in the arena of theory development, with the implications for long-range financial support within research universities. The conclusion focuses on GSA leveraging a multidisciplinary team of scholars to sharpen gerontology's underlying theoretical concepts.
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Envelhecimento , Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Geriatria/educação , Serviços de Saúde para Idosos/organização & administração , Idoso , Pesquisa Biomédica , Humanos , Competência Profissional , UniversidadesRESUMO
This article examines the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 as a case study of the political process and examines the elements of the legislation, the process of passage, and implications of some its most controversial components.
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Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Cobertura do Seguro/legislação & jurisprudência , Seguro de Serviços Farmacêuticos/legislação & jurisprudência , Medicare/legislação & jurisprudência , Política , Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde/organização & administração , Humanos , Cobertura do Seguro/organização & administração , Medicare/organização & administração , Formulação de Políticas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Japan's Silver Human Resource Center (SHRC) program provides part-time, paid employment to retirement-aged men and women. We studied 393 new program participants and examined whether part-time work influenced their well-being or "ikigai." The participants were divided into those who had worked in SHRC-provided jobs in the preceding year, and those who had not. Gender-stratified regression models were fitted to determine whether SHRC employment was associated with increased well-being. For men, actively working at a SHRC job was associated with greater well-being, compared to inactive members. And men with SHRC jobs and previous volunteering experience had the greatest increase in well-being. Women SHRC job holders did not experience increased well-being at the year's end. The study concludes that there is justification for exploring the usefulness of a similar program for American retirees who desire post-retirement part-time work.
