Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection

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The WHO document describes the plan for a Decade of Decade 2020-2030, which is the second action plan of the WHO Global Strategy on Ageing and Health. It outlines the opportunity for governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals,...

This report provides the global strategy and action plan on aging and health developed in May 2016 by the World Health Assembly. It establishs a framework focusing on five strategic objectives to achieve healthy aging for all.

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This fact sheet explains aging, lists health conditions associated with aging, and describes factors that affect healthy aging. Challenges to responding to population ageing are addressed, along with WHO's action plan for responding to these...

This website includes various information and tools to help caregivers when caring for Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia patients. The information included are topics such as understanding dementia, behavior issues, communication, everyday...

This 25 minute video presented by Dr. Xaviour Walkerat the University of California Irvine provides a deeper look into what healthy aging is and what it looks like. He also discusses how to incorporate healthy aging into clinics.

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This brief video discusses the three stages of Alzheimer's disease along with some of the symptons of each stage.

Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This brief video tells people how and when to inform families and friends of a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.

Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This brief video describes common communication problems that patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias encounter. It also discusses coping techniques for sleep problems such as sundowning in people with dementia.

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This brief video describes specific factors that may cause Alzheimer's disease patients to respond negatively in different situations.

Source: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2019.
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This resource from the Council on Social Work Education includes nine teaching modules directed towards gerontology education. Each module represents a different topic centered around the care of older adults and understanding aging.

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The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of Minnesota Northstar GWEP, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.