HLTH352 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Epidemiological Transition, Population Ageing, Snowbirds
30 Jan 2017
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26) aka age composition, getting older in canada (why we even have this course available) 26) the study of aging and the aged, those studying it typically treat the demographics of aging it as a backdrop/justification for the aging phenomena and leave the study of the actual demographic change to others. 35) refers to the # of years that people in a given population can expect to live in (reasonably) good health, with no or only minor disabling health conditions. 36) states that more and more people are able to postpone the age of onset of chronic disability; hence, the period of time between the onset of becoming seriously ill or disabled and dying is shortening/compressing; General idea = at least in western countries, we are moving to situation where we will live in a healthy state until a very old age and then die quickly.
