The article I decided to write about was found at the web site for Centers for Diseas control and prevention, aka CDC. The link to this site is http://www.cdc.gov/aging/saha.htm. The article is the actual The State on Aging and Health in America 2007 report. It is with great excitement and predictions that this report will be a very useful for a variety of different associations like for instance, the one the article mentioned the public health and aging professionals and other miscellaneous and policy and researchers. I liked this report because the information seemed to be straight forward with information given from many various sources with excellent quality outcomes.
It is with quite obvious that the US population is going to be aging quickly. The report states that by 2030 the older generation over the age of 65 will be more than doubled, “doubled to 71 million older Americans, comprising roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population”. The article mentions that it is imperative that society needs to focus on encouraging and protecting the health of the older adult if we are to face the challenges that lay in front of us as far as the economic challenges go with out aging society.
Another interesting fact the article mentions is the cost. To provide health care for a older American is noted to be 3 to 5 times more than to provide cost to someone under the age of 65 years. So there is no big surprise that in the future to come the nations health care spending is projected to explode! The article noted as much of an increase as 25%. This is why the article stresses improvement of preserving the healthy older American and keeping them” more actively addressed”.
I am not going to go into depth about this article, however the article is clearly shouting to us that “Calls to Action” along with a “Spotlight” on decreasing injuries. The article features programs and possible solutions to help solve these problems to help out our aging society. Some examples provided were to help not just the elderly live healthier lifestyles such as incorporation more activity, but also it addressed the end-of-life issues with different decision making issues.
I feel that as Americans we have to make the correct choices to help the aging older adults live the best lifestyles as much as possible. It takes a nation working together to help when we see that help is needed. We are obligated to give or fellow aged Americans what they deserve, which is the best lifestyle possible is considering whatever they might have to face.
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