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Age and Health

Age and Health. Madeline Greer, Nyasia Williams, LaQuarius Roseman. Ageism. Definition: the belief that one age category is by nature superior to another age category. American media reinforces ageism.

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Age and Health

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  1. Age and Health Madeline Greer, Nyasia Williams, LaQuariusRoseman

  2. Ageism • Definition: the belief that one age category is by nature superior to another age category. • American media reinforces ageism. • For example, in tv commercials, older people are usually seen selling medications and healthcare products.

  3. The Aging World • Today there are approximately 606 million people aged 60 and older worldwide. • “Graying of America”- theory that by the year 2050, one in every 5 Americans will be elderly. • 2 primary reasons: 1) advances in healthcare and better living conditions, and 2) variations in birthrates • Baby-Boom generation: people born between 1946 and the1960s.

  4. The Politics of Aging • The changing structure of American politics has put elderly people in the center of politics. • Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are major issues for American elders. • Dependency Ratio: the number of workers for each person receiving Social Security benefits. • Medicare: Government-sponsored health-insurance plan for elders • Medicaid: State and federally funded health-insurance for low-income people.

  5. Americans with Disabilities • Prejudice and Discrimination • Disabled people have a hard time finding employment • Those who do work receive lower-than-average wages • ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act • Addresses four main areas: • Employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunication

  6. Health Care • Cost • The cost of healthcare is increasing • The US exceeded $1.3 trillion in the year 2000 in health-care expenditures. • Quality • A popular method of controlling health-care expenditures is through a plan called managed care. • Members can receive health care services based on a set monthly or annual charge.

  7. Health Care cont’d. • Access to Healthcare • Accessing healthcare is a problem for many Americans. • One of the major factors of this is due to the distribution of physicians, geographically as well as within the business.

  8. Inequality and Health • Access to health care is one way in which health is related to social status • Poor people are less likely to receive good health care than wealthy people • Health Insurance • insurance to cover the costs or losses incurred if an insured person falls ill

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