Question 1: What are the four key health behaviors which can improve the quality of later life for Americans? Why are these so important? Provide specific examples.

Question 2: What are the most commonly held myths about elder populations? Why do you feel that these myths exist, and why are they simply untrue?

Question 3: Why do community health professionals need to address health issues differently for different age groups in a community? Provide several specific examples to support your answer.

Question 4: Go to this website, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1464018/and review the report. The 2030 Problem: Caring for Aging Baby Boomers.

Does anything about this report surprise you? Why or why not? Consider your own community, or the community where you would someday like to practice. How well prepared is that community for the Baby Boomer of 2030 and their many healthcare needs? What can be done now in your community to prepare for 2030?

Question 5: In your reading, you are learning that the health issues associated with different age groups in a community are actually quite different. Primary causes of morbidity and mortality, for example, vary significantly with the patient's age.