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Contributors
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction, T. Miles
2. Precis and a Strategic Framework for Action, D. DeLong
3. Population Change in the United States: Implications of an Aging and Diversifying Population for Health Care in the 21st Century, S.H. Murdock, M.N. Hoque, and M. McGehee
4. The Aging of the Nurse Workforce: Recent Trends and Future Challenges, J. Spetz
5. The Dental Workforce, J. Williams
6. Aging and the Public Health Workforce, J. Moore, S. McGinnis, and T. Continelli
7. Bridging the Workforce Gap for Our Aging Society: How to Increase and Improve Knowledge and Training: Report of an Expert Panel, A.M. LaMascus, M.A. Bernard, P. Barry, J. Salerno, and J. Weiss
8. The Potential Role of the Mexican Health System in Mitigating the Impact of an Aging Medical Workforce, D. Warner
9. Workplace Safety and an Aging Healthcare Workforce, J. Haight and T. Miles
10. The Challenge of Physician Impairment in an Aging Workforce, B.W. Williams

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Index

This volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics helps readers see the local problem and concern of aging as a global epidemic affecting all areas of the health care workplace. It is written for expert administrative leaders and policymakers who can help make a difference at both local and regional levels.