TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Global Health and Aging: Implications for Health and Participation: Introduction A1 - Bonder, Bette A1 - Bello-Haas, Vanina Dal PY - 2018 T2 - Functional Performance in Older Adults, 4e AB - Life expectancy has increased dramatically worldwide in the late 20th and early 21st centuries (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). This increase is the result of reductions in deaths from infectious diseases such as polio and measles, as well as improved health-related habits including smoking cessation and the use of seat belts. At the same time, modern innovations like fast food and suburban living have led to poor eating and limited exercise, with associated increases in chronic diseases such as diabetes. The positive changes in health care provide reason for optimism about late life, but at the same time, the more negative behaviors are worrying. Beyond the obvious increase in longevity, it is somewhat difficult to project whether later life will be characterized primarily by good health and function or by increased disease and disability (Crimmins, 2015; Crimmins & Beltrán-Sánchez, 2010); indeed, each of these descriptions may fit a segment of the older population. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/13 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156684363 ER -