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NUR1829 Health People 2020 Essay
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Get Help Now!OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA Why is the Health of Older Adults Important? Life expectancy in America, and around the world, has steadily increased with the advancement of medicine, science and technology during the 20 th Century. The “baby boomers” that were born the decade aFer World War II are now at least 65 years old and comprise the new genera±on of older adults. There are two reasons why it is very important for governments and healthcare systems to develop strategies and programs to improve the health of older adults. The ²rst reason is a country’s life expectancy is greatly dependent on the health of its oldest ci±zens. If we don’t work toward keeping our older adults healthy, they would die of diseases earlier and earlier in life. A country’s health status is oFen measured by its average life expectancy. A country with a life expectancy of 30 might re³ect a poor health system, frequent outbreaks of diseases, or environmental concerns like water pollu±on. Another reason we should be concerned of the health of older adults is we all will one day be old and we all want to live a long healthy life. Death is inevitable, but what we can do is to make sure that our grandparents (and when we are old ourselves) are having a good quality of life and access to healthcare when they need it. Health of Older Adults in America In 2013 the Centers for Disease Control and Preven±on published a report en±tled The State of Aging and Health in America 2013 . It is a very insigh´ul report that reveals the most recent health status of older Americans age 65 and above, as well as the common diseases and disabili±es that aµect them. Since 1910, heart
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2 disease of any kind has been the leading cause of death every year in older Americans except 1918-1920, and since 1938 cancer has held the second posiTon every year. 1 From 2007 to 2009, the top seven leading causes of death among older adults were (in chronological order) heart-related disease, cancer of any kind, chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and in±uence and pneumonia. 2 Other common chronic condiTons are arthriTs, asthma, and hypertension. ²wo out of three older Americans have mulTple chronic condiTons, and treaTng this populaTon counts of 66 percent of this country’s healthcare budget. For example, just 9.3 percent of adults with diabetes have only diabetes. 3 About 90 percent of ±u-related deaths and more than 60 percent of ±u-related hospitalizaTons occur among people age 65 years or older, and this is because the human immune system becomes weaker with age. 4 Almost half of all new cases and nearly two-thirds of deaths from breast cancer occur among women 65 years or old
NUR1829 Health People 2020 Essay
