Aging, Health, and Social Welfare
- Semester: Fall 2025
- Course ID: 389V
- Credit Hours: 3
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Unique: 30670
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)
- Cross-listed Dept: Public Affairs
- Will not use floating mean GPA
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time |
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MON | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Description
This is an LBJ School course, cross-listed with the Law School.
This course focuses on the changing health and supportive care needs of an aging metropolis. We examine the influences of political and economic forces that shape public policies related to health and social welfare policy using Austin as a case example. Potential topics to be covered are affordable housing, homelessness, transportation, medical care, social services, access to electronic media, and income supports. One potential way of addressing this new reality that the instructor has been involved with in recent years is intergenerational day centers (IDC) that combine adult day health care and childcare services.