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309.605.60
Health Issues for Aging Populations

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 4:50pm
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
Description
Did you know: Life expectancy worldwide more than doubled between 1900 and 2000? In 1900, adults 65 years and older numbered 3 million and represented 4% of the population in the United States. By 2030, older adults are expected to number more than 71 million, and to account for 1 in every 5 people living in the United States. This class will consider the question: What are the consequences of striking and unprecedented gains in expected life: for individuals, families, and society?
Survey course introduces students to topics that pertain to aging societies. Organized around three modules that explore (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 consequences for individuals and society (financing of health and long-term care, retirement and economic security, sustainability of entitlement programs).
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify determinants of population aging and consequences for individuals and society
  2. Analyze conceptual frameworks and measures in gerontology
  3. Critique seminal and current readings in gerontology
  4. Explain policy programs, financing considerations, and workforce issues that pertain to meeting economic, health, and social needs of aging societies
  5. Apply concepts covered in this course to one or more contemporary aging-related issues
  6. Translate frameworks and methods from gerontology to one or more contemporary policy topic
Special Comments

This course blends traditional classroom time and outside-of-class activities with a corresponding reduction in class sessions. This class will meet 1 time per week. Students are expected to spend 1.5 hours a week on class work in addition to regular homework.