שיתוף פעולה ללמידה בין-דורית

​Developed in partnership with faculty across the five schools at SUNY Downstate’s Health Science University, students will:

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• Receive 4Ms training to support their healthcare learning.

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• Work in small groups (3-5 students) at participating older adult centers.

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• Learn from older adults about the lived experiences of aging in Brooklyn. 

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• Teach older adults about healthy aging, age-friendly care, and dementia care.

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• Assess older adults’ social determinants of health, "SDoH," and link them to community resources. 

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• Work with staff at centers to create a calendar of educational and physical activities that meet the needs of older adults to support healthy aging.

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The 4Ms Curriculum includes: Overview of the 4Ms and other clinical and prevention topics. 

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1. What Matters

2. Medication

3. Mentation

4. Mobility

5. Geriatric Syndromes 

6. Prevention (Diet, Exercise, and Sleep)

7. Chronic Conditions Management