Healthcare for Aging Populations

HTH313

Examination of aging in the United States population and its impact on the healthcare delivery system. Impact of culture, societal issues, and ethnicity on perceptions and attitudes toward aging. Physiological and psychosocial changes of aging, common conditions of the aged and resulting demands for healthcare, alternative living accommodation options, and processes relating to palliative care/hospice and family bereavement are examined through theoretical study and writing-intensive assignments. (Formerly HTH310)  (Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

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