Overview
Description
Develop understanding of the public health needs of seniors in the United States. Topics will emphasize aging processes, health issues, financing, and public health policy.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply the public health paradigm to aging.
- compare and contrast aging as a population-level and individual-level process.
- identify clinical, social, and environmental factors for maximizing physical, social, and psychological functioning in later life.
- articulate how aging is a life span process and how the first 50 years matter for health risks in the second 50 years of life.
- discuss the potential for public health to positively impact the future of our aging population.
- sharpen their skills for clearly, cogently, and succinctly expressing ideas in writing and orally.