How "healthy aging" is a process.

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USE THE INCLUDED MATERIALS FOR CITATIONS/ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS/PROMPTS.

  1. Describe how "healthy aging" is a process.
  2. Discuss the information in the "100 years young" video in regards to healthy aging.
  3. Define what is a "healthy place" & its effect on optimal health.
  4. Discuss the information in the "Creating an Age-friendly city" video regarding "place."
  5. Discuss the "Smart Growth" article & the "Testing smart home technology that can help seniors" video.
  6. How can technology be used as a Public Health intervention?
  7. Add something "new" that is relevant to our discussion. (dementia village-dementia often comes with aging but these villages create a sense of independence for those who suffer using technology; link to article https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/03/dementia-villages-for-alzheimers-sufferers.html )

Aging, Place & Health: A Global Perspective-Read Chapters 14-16 (omitting pages 322-330).
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".

Video #1
100 Years Young
A short video showing a healthy 100-year-old.
https://youtu.be/hGQTpxjbwaM
Citation Kinder World 4-24-15

Creating an Age-friendly City
Creating communities that are aging-friendly.
Duration: 9:42
Citation-AgeFriendly NYC 9-5-13
https://youtu.be/zsTo8FdrRxA

Testing smart home technology that can help seniors
The video discussed some of the possible technology solutions to help seniors in their homes.
Duration: 2:32
Citation_WCVB Channel 5 Boston 4-27-18
https://youtu.be/B_GevUXOREQ