Students can pursue a concentration in aging within three departments of the School of Public Health Community Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Health Services. In addition to the non-aging courses required by the School of Public Health and individual departments, students complete electives in health and aging. They work with faculty advisors to identify a multi-disciplinary course of study that meets their interests and fulfills the requirements for the concentration in aging. Courses in health and aging are offered every quarter by one or more of the departments within Public Health.
Students gain valuable experience working with research programs that focus on the elderly.
Also examines the use, cost and economic burden of nursing home care. Minority long-term care service use, which analyzes patterns of institutional and community service used by Latino and African American elderly. Also assesses the care needs of older Asian Americans. Home care health workers, which examines the employment conditions of home care health workers and the impact of those conditions on the quality of care. Several departments require a field practicum for master's degrees in Public Health.