PPT-Cardiovascular disease and disability in older adults

Anne B Newman MD MPH Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine University of Pittsburgh Cardiovascular disease is disabling Disability Ettinger 1993 H eart disease 15 of men and 10 of women . Outreach & Prevention. Jody Bechtold, LCSW, NCGC-II, BACC. Why Focus on . Older Adults?. Source: A Profile of Older Americans: 2003, Administration on Aging, HHS. Changing Demographics: . More . Elderly. and Addressing Dementias . Including Alzheimer’s Disease. . June 19, 2014. Don Wright, . MD, MPH . Deputy . Assistant . Secretary for Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Overview and Presenters . Gero. 302. Jan 2012. Caring For the Elderly. We have a growing population of frail, vulnerable older adults, with complex care issues. These have multiple . etiologies. , chronic conditions and co-morbidity and includes those who are disabled or dependent.. IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. . March 2016. DEMOGRAPHICS &. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS . OF HEALTH. Age Distribution of Population . in Alameda County. Source: US Census Bureau, 1980 and 2010. Age Pyramid, 1980. Marie McNeely, PhD. Instructor in Physical Therapy . and Neurology. Washington University in St. Louis. Locomotor. Control Laboratory. Program in Physical Therapy. Disclosures. No conflicts of interest to declare. The graying of the disease . Extenuating vs Mitigating . Factors. Celia J. Maxwell, M.D., FACP. Associate Dean for Research. Howard University College of Medicine. CDC . Campaign . “. prevention IS CARE”. B. Renee Dugger, DNP, RN, . GCNS-BC*. *. Special acknowledgement and thanks to Meredith Wallace PhD, APRN, A/GNP-BC and the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC. ) for resources utilized for this presentation . Susan Fox, PhD. President/CEO WIHD. Director, Center for Disability and Health. Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management. Background and Significance. Age as an important sociological concept (Riley 1987). Dr. Gabriel S. Tajeu, DrPH, MPH. NIH T-32 Postdoctoral Fellow: . Vascular Biology and Hypertension. University . of Alabama at . Birmingham. No disclosures. Project . support by NIH/NHBLI . T32HL007457-34. INTRODUCTION. Older adults comprise a major portion of the population. For dentistry, older adults are retaining more teeth which means providing treatment for them is a separate entity. A knowledge about the aging changes in the . Prepared by Mary Hakim, SN(Moravian College). What is Influenza?. Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by coming into contact with someone who is infected (CDC). . The flu can caused mild to severe symptoms and in serious cases, hospitalization or even death.. Hypothyroidism in Older Adults Mary Pennington , DO URMC Division of Geriatrics & Aging March 2018 Background Nonspecific, atypical and/or asymptomatic presentations of hypothyroidism is common EXHIBIT 1. Note: Differences between US and all other surveyed countries except AUS were statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level.. Data: Commonwealth Fund 2021 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Gregory K. Mayer, MD, MBA. June 4, 2020. COVID-19 and Older Adults: . An Overview. ASU College of Health Solutions. June 4, 2020. Mindy J. Fain, MD. Co-Director, . UArizona. Center on Aging.