Productive Aging

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This is an elective course addressed to students of the Master in Public Health with Specialty in Gerontology, the Graduated Certificate in Gerontology, and master students in the different Health Allied Professions. Through conferences and groups discussion students will have the opportunity to acquire general knowledge related with the different positions about productive aging. The focus of the course will be the existent situation in United States. Equally, in the measure that is possible, the existent situation will be presented in Puerto Rico. Through literature research, group discussions, and presentations, the student will be able to argue the concerning matters with the social and economic role of people of advanced age in United States and Puerto Rico.