Understanding AGEISM

TOPICS COVERED

Definitions, History, and Theories of Ageism
Implicit and Explicit Age Bias
Impact of Ageism on Health and Wellbeing
Reframing Aging and Other Ageism Antidotes
Responding to Ageist Behavior
Elderspeak and Ageism
Ageism in Politics and Policy: Institutions and Structures
Ageism and Society: Media, Cinema, Literature

CEU AND CME

No continuing education credit is offered for this course at this time.

Telehealth Classroom is hosted and facilitated by the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center and the Collaborative for Advancing Rural Excellence and Equity, both projects of MCD Global Health. NETRC and CARE2 are made possible by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. Please note that any discussion of legal and regulatory information included in the training content is specific to U.S. state and federal policies. These requirements may be different in other countries.