Aging and Health - Community College of Baltimore County (Fall 2024)

Provides an overview of healthy aging and wellness promotion throughout the life continuum. This course explores the physiological, psychological, environmental, and financial changes associated with the aging process. Topics include physical wellness, mental health, housing options, medical care, retirement, assisted living/long-term care options, ethical treatment of the elderly, and the stereotypes and myths held in society toward an aging population. Students examine how choices made today effect a long healthy lifespan as opposed to just a long lifespan