This quarter has been very eye-opening as we have learned more about the aging population through reading, researching, and doing site visits. I believe that everyone including myself is now more aware about the elderly around us and have been challenged in our thinking. There were many opportunities to learn and form intergenerational connections through the individual and group projects that we worked on. One main thing I took away was that the resources available to the senior population is very important. When needs are met, seniors may have a high quality of life and on the contrary, when there are unmet needs, seniors may face greater health adversities. The availability of resources is thus significant to determining the health of seniors. This is also tied to local, state, and federal policies where the government is likely to provide funding for senior resources. Throughout the quarter, I was observing the course from a systems-thinking standpoint where I saw problems to be not at a specific point (though sometimes that might be the case), but taking good care of the aging population was an issue of the whole U.S. system. Although we completed the first half of the course, I believe we only scratched the surface on learning about healthy aging. On another note, I was very glad to see the passion and interest from the people in my cohort. It was fun getting to know my cohort on deeper levels and what each person thought about the whole learning experience. Though there might be changes next quarter due to the virus, I am excited to grow more in my knowledge of the elderly population.
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June 2020
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