Healthy Aging Discussion Paper
There is a 300-word minimum requirement for your Initial Post for Discussion 7.1
Please participate in the Healthy Aging discussion. On the Home page, click the Discussion link to access the discussion boards. For this discussion, use the information from the articles and the videos for Module 7 to answer the following:
Instructions:
- Describe how “healthy aging” is a process.
- Discuss the information in the “100 years young” video in regards to healthy aging.
- Define what is a “healthy place” & its effect on optimal health.
- Discuss the information in the “Creating an Age-friendly city” video regarding “place”.
- Discuss the “Smart Growth” article & the “Testing smart home technology that can help seniors” video.
- How can technology be used as a Public Health intervention?
Reading#1
Aging, Place & Health: A Global Perspective-Read Chapters 14-16. |
| Citation: Aging, Place & Health: A Global Perspective. (Wm. A. Satariano & Marlon Maus) Jones & Bartlett Publishers |
| Public Health’s role in Healthy Aging. |
Website #1
https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/ (Links to an external site.) |
| Citation: Smart Growth America. |
| An explanation of the complete street initiative. Please read the sections on “What are Complete Streets?” as well as the “Basics of complete Streets”. |
Reading #2
PowerPoint Files
The PowerPoint slides may be used as a review tool for quizzes and tests.
Image Source: “Old-couple-walking-while-holding-hands” by Noelle Otto. Retrieved byhttps://www.pexels.com/photo/old-couple-walking-while-holding-hands-906111/ |
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