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Successful Aging

Successful Aging

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Originally developed by the Grand Rapids Community College Older Learner Center and Media Technologies Department in response to the educational needs of older adults, their families, caregivers, and a rapidly aging society.

Senior man seated on a couch with oxygen tubing in his nose and a blood pressure cuff on his upper arm. He watches a woman as she positions a stethoscope at his elbow joint. Caption. And the next is to palliate, or to lessen, the effect.
Successful Aging
Episode 1
24 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Senior woman sits outdoors in a patio chair. She looks downward at a book on her lap. 1 hand holds several pages that appear ready to turn. Caption. They may be struggling with dementia.
Successful Aging
Episode 2
26 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Group of seniors wearing exercise shorts or pants are standing and doing steps in an exercise room. Their exercise instructor models movements at the front of the class. Caption. By what we do in terms of physical activity.
Successful Aging
Episode 3
26 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Senior woman speaks with a chef who is demonstrating food preparation. They stand behind a kitchen table with a small burner unit and containers of ingredients. Caption. Clogged arteries and can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
Successful Aging
Episode 4
29 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Group class of seniors laying on top of an exercise mat with their heads raised and their legs and arms raised and bent at their knees and elbows. Armchairs are next to each person. Caption. I don't lose my balance any more.
Successful Aging
Episode 5
27 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Partial view of a home with a long, wooden ramp leading to the front door. Patches of snow appear around the home. Caption. One can continue to stay in their own home.
Successful Aging
Episode 6
28 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 12
Black and white image of a man in a suit. He stands and points at a board with words as if he is presenting a nineteen sixties T, V advertisement. Text on screen reads the same as the caption. Caption. Camels agree with more people than any other cigarette.
Successful Aging
Episode 7
26 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 12
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