1. 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

2. What Is The Epidemiologic Transition?  Pestilence and Famine  Infectious Diseases  Chronic Diseases  Arthritis  Hypertension  Cancer  Stroke  Diabetes  Heart Disease

3. What Is The Compression of Morbidity Theory?

4. 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?

5. What Are The Social Determinants of Health?  Health Lifestyles  Social Support  Socioeconomic Status  Gender  Ethnicity

6. 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