309.605.01
Health Issues for Aging Populations
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Provides an overview of issues in health and health care delivery for older persons. Students explore three modules: (1) broad social and policy implications of an aging society (demography, socially defined roles and expectations, disability dynamics and trends, housing and the built environment), (2) clinical issues in aging (aging and geriatric medicine, chronic care, long term care delivery, ethical issues in the health care of older adults, and death and dying), and (3) financial implications (financing of health and long-term care, retirement and economic security, sustainability of entitlement programs for older adults).
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss range of health issues that older persons, their health providers, government, and society will confront in the coming decades