The world population is aging at an exponential rate; factors include the baby boomer generation growing older, the general population decreasing and the third world aging faster than before. It might seem like good news — a healthier human existence. But an older population poses potential threats to an already strained health care system. How might we care for a population whose life expectancy is higher than ever before?
Richard Suzman, Ph.D., director of the Behavioral and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging, examines these issues. See his presentation.
