Mary Larkin 
Health and Well-Being Across the Life Course 

Using a life course approach, the main chapters in this truly original and enlightening text focus on health and well-being during each of our life stages. A wide range of contemporary literature from disciplines such as public health, sociology, epidemiology and social policy are drawn upon to examine key health and well-being issues in these stages, and to illustrate how health effects can accumulate across the life course. Interactive activities based on the text and on extracts from primary sources are used to encourage critical reflection and debate.

Mary Larkin′s book will be essential reading for students on the many courses that need an understanding of health and well-being across all age groups. It will also be an invaluable resource for those in the health and social care sector as well as practitioners working in the field.

Table of Content

Introduction

Studying Health and Well-Being across the Life Course

Beginnings: Prenatal Health

Health and Well-Being in Childhood

Health and Well-Being in Adolescence

Health and Well-Being and Young Adulthood

Health and Well-Being in Midlife

Health and Well-Being in Old Age

Glossary

References

About the author

Dr Mary Larkin is a programme leader in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University