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Keio, Keidai - Aging Populations: Lessons In Healthy Aging From Japan 

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Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

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  • Duration 4 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
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Aging Populations: Lessons In Healthy Aging From Japan
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  • Approximately 28% of Japan's present population is 65 or over. It is expected that by 2030, one out of every three people will be elderly. On this course, you'll consider the challenges of an aging population, and discover why this super-aging society does not lack vitality.
  • You will explore the concept of healthy aging from a scientific and healthcare perspective, and identify the impact of social engagement for aging populations. You'll also learn the policies surrounding age-inclusivity in Japan, and discover how the government and communities are supporting their aging society together.

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Curriculum

What is A Super-Aging Society?

Super-Aging Society

The world of centenarians

A new social system tailored to the super-aging & longevity era

Summary of Week1

Healthy Aging and Healthcare services

Healthy Aging

Healthcare Design for Healthy Aging

Healthcare for Healthy Aging: Cases in Japan

Technology for Healthy Aging

Where to spend one?s later years

Summary of Week2

Healthy Aging and Social Engagement

Community to support daily life

Community to support elderly workers

Supporting social engagement through communities

Summary of week3

How to promote an inclusive society

A national policy to promote an inclusive society for the elderly

Local government policy for achieving an inclusive society for the elderly

Innovation led by the private sector

Enjoying diversity!

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