1. Both the United Nation’s World Health Organization (www.who.int) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov) have websites devoted to health problems associated with aging. Find those sites, and compare the major health problems identified by the World Health Organization with the major problems identified by the National Institute of Health. How do you explain the differences?
2. The U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov) provides a wealth of information about the U.S. population. Find out how the poverty line is defined and what percentage of Americans now live below it.
Assignment:
1. From a medical sociology perspective, write an essay on the topic, which includes an analysis and a conclusion of your findings and your position. You may want to include information on what you found most surprising. Pay attention to the grading rubric. Using APA, make sure that you cite all of the sources that you used to form your analysis.
