title: High-level health for the elderly.
abstract: Human personality needs include survival, safety and security, acceptance, self-esteem, and a sense of achievement. The fulfillment of these needs for the geriatric population requires greater community awareness of the potential value of these older people.
authors.affiliation: Social Worker, Social Services Division, Hospital and Welfare Board, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Routh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept