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Health 330- Notes on Elderly

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9 Tips from Healthy Brain Initiative
-Socialize (dance)
-Check important numbers (blood pressure, etc.)
-Cut the bad fat, include the good fat
-Break habits (change routines)
-protect your brain
-Feed your brain (nutrition)
-Manage your Meds
-Excersice your body
-Excersice yout brain (puzzles, etc.)
Three most common chronic conditions among seniors?
-58% Arthiritis
-45% Hypertension
-30% Hearing Impairements
Healthy diet for seniors?
High in Vitamin D and calcium
What activities increase strength and improve balance?
Tai-Chi and Yoga
Cycle of Fear of Falling?
-You fear to fall
-So, you don't move.
-You then have reduced mobility
-and reduced PA
-Therefore, you increase your risk to fall
-Which causes more fear of falling...etc
Leading cause of injury deaths among older adults?
Falls
What is the Healthy Brain Iniciative?
Initiave from the CDC and the Alzheimer's organization of what people can do to keep a brain healthy
Alzeheimer's burden also falls on the?
caregivers
6th Leading cause of death?
Alzheimer's
Famous American by which Alzeheimer's became more looked upon by the public?
Ronal Reagan
What is Alzheimer's?
A PROGRESSIVE and FATAL brain disease that destroys the brain cells causing memory loss and other cognitive defficiencies.
Your chance to get Alzheimer's at the age of 85 is?
50/50
What will increase the incidents of Alzheimer's?
As baby boomers start to turn 65
What do 55+ fear the most?
Alzheimer's
What is dementia?
General term for loss of memory and other intellectual abilities, serious enough to interfere with life
Percent of seniors with 2 chronic conditions?
50%
Percent of Seniors with chronic condition?
80%
In what countries is population declining
Russia, Japan, South Africa
What ages do females outnumber males?
35 and older
What ages do males outnumber females?
0-35 yrs old
The US population of 65 and older is growing more?
diverse
As baby boomers begin to retire what will decrease?
-Government workforce
-Taxpayers
Who are the Baby Boomers?
People born during 1946-1964
By 2030, the population of older adults will increase, as a result what else will increase by 25%?
Health Care Costs
TREND for elderly?
Increasing
Which countries have the highest life expectancies?
1) Andora
2) Japan
3) Signapore
4) San Marino
Life Expectancy for men and women?
Men: 74.1 yrs
Women: 79.5
Ola Nochs?
Oldest graduate
Most Americans want to live to 100? (T/F)
False
What is the trend of centenerians in the US?
It will increase:

-2010: 114K
-2020: 241 K
-2050: 1 Million
How was Adriana Ilescu when she had her baby?
66 yrs. old
Adriana Ilescu
NONE of the Above
Gertrude Bains?
Second oldest living person
Oldest verified person
Jeannene Calment
Segment growing at the fastest rate?
100+ yrs. old
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