Health and Health Care Goals To explore trends in aging and health To understand various social determinants in health To examine different health care needs among the elderly
What Is The Epidemiologic Transition? Pestilence and Famine Infectious Diseases Chronic Diseases Arthritis Hypertension Cancer Stroke Diabetes Heart Disease
What Is The Compression of Morbidity Theory?
Annual Editions Discussion Unit 4 Review/Discuss the social determinants of health Review/Discuss the theories of cumulative disadvantage and convergence Summarize main points of your assigned article What does your article say with regard to what we know as the social determinants of health? Does the article seem to support cumulative disadvantage or convergence theory? Why or Why not?
What Are The Social Determinants of Health? Health Lifestyles Social Support Socioeconomic Status Gender Ethnicity
What Are Some of the Health Care Needs of Older Adults? Physician’s reluctance to work with older adults? Organization of health care Long term care insurance