Resumen de Aging in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Health.

Lynda A. Anderson, Richard A. Goodman, Deborah Holtzman, Samuel F. Posner, Mary E. Northridge

• The authors reflect on aging in the U.S. They suggest that with an increase which has been seen in the number of consumers who are over the age of 65 in the U.S. the challenge to medical professionals is to help them stay healthy and maintain a high quality of life at every age. They argue that U.S. public health policies and preparedness initiatives need to be altered to adapt to an increasing population of older citizens.