Our Mission
Our Mission is to facilitate and support gerontological/geriatric nursing research, education, practice and service consistent with the mission of the School of Nursing.
Major Methods:
Perspectives on Aging
"Let's start with the baby boom. That huge bulge in the US population born between 1946-1964 - some 75 million people - has almost from its beginning shaped our social and economic agendas. Its leading edge is now in its early to mid-50s, and it is still shaping the agenda. What else could account for the popularity of Rogaine and Viagra? Speculate, if you will, on what else we will see in the years ahead as the baby boomers age - particularly since the generation's theme song is Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young,' as it resists aging and demands products and services that will do much more than allow it to age gracefully."
Author: Arnold Brown
Article title: Forever Young
Journal: Across the Board Sept/Oct 2002 39(5), p. 57
| About 18% of older adults in NC are minorities. North Carolina has a significantly higher percentage of black elderly (16%) than the overall U.S. (8%). In contrast, North Carolina has a much lower percentage of Hispanic elderly (0.6%) than the overall U.S. (5%). Older women significantly outnumber older men; they represent 61% of the 65+ population and 74% of the 85+ population in NC. -North Carolina Study Commission on Aging (2004). Report to the Governor and the 2004 Session of the 2004 General Assembly. |
