MN605 PUG Health Promotion in Older Population Discussion

1

Discuss how health promotion in the older adult population (35–65-year-old) differ from the young adult (18–34-year-old)?

How are they similar? What are some ways the provider can reduce noncompliance in the older adult population?

2

To what extent is primary care accessible to all populations in this country?

Answer the following in your discussion:

• What are the main barriers to accessing primary care?
• What is being done to solve this problem?
• What else can be done?
• How are NPs making a difference?
• What does the literature say about the NPs ability to provide primary care?
• What does the literature report as comparisons between primary care provided by an NP versus a physician?

200 words per each question and 3 references for each