HLSC 2P40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Healthy Diet, Rheumatism, Chronic Condition
24 Jan 2017
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Gerontology: approaches to well-being: memorize key terms in red in the text, ready study question and summaries at back of each chapter. Main goals: to increase our knowledge about old age, to replace myths and stereotypes with facts and knowledge, to improve the quality of life in old age. Geriatrics focused on a disease- special care. Medical school students- learn geriatrics- how to deal with old age disease. Gerontology- is how to prevent, how to treat, and all that comes with aging. How old is the life expectancy at birth in canada 2014: men- 80 years, woman- 84 years. In 2011, about 14. 8% of canadian population was seniors. 16. 1% how many % will it be by 2036 and 2056: 24. 5% (2036, 27. 2% (2056) Growth rate of age groups: looking at the chart, top group is 60-64 years old, 10-13 has decreased a lot over the years, 100 years and older has also increased.
