Effects of Ageism on Individual and Health Care Providers' Responses to Healthy Aging.

Reviews literature to support the contention that misconceptions about the aging process have a detrimental effect on healthy aging. Seeks to demonstrate how stereotyping can affect the shape and nature of programs for elderly people. Argues that for long-lasting change to occur, service providers need to target these negative attitudes in themselves, their professional institutions, their clients, and their communities. (KW)