Author(s)

Claus Dieter Stobäus¹, Simone Stochero Kummer², Carolina Schaan Pessano³, Jordana Wruck Timm³, Juan José Mouriño Mosquera⁴

¹Postgraduate Program in Education and in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
²Postgraduate Program in Biomedical Gerothology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
³Postgraduate Program in Education, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
⁴Postgraduate Programs in Education, Pro-Rectory of Postgraduate and Research, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The article attempts to examine aspects of aging, in a positive sense, understanding Education as an aid to preventative measures in the health-care of the elderly, leading to aspects of health and quality of life, emotional health and well-being of the elderly within the framework of Positive Psychology, and its application to educational activities for the elderly. Health is currently a highly popular topic of discourse in all media platforms. Doctors and professionals in the field, in addition to other interested public bodies, comment daily on the issues involved in this topic and, principally, there is now a concern with the planning of preventative measures, as a factor that can guarantee a better quality of life and greater longevity. In addition to the discussions between the authors within the research group Teaching and Learning in Biomedical Gerontology of PUCRS, we used elements developed in our classes in Biomedical Gerontology with our students¹.

Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, Quality of Life, Old Man, Education, Positive Psychology

Stobäus, C. , Kummer, S. , Pessano, C. , Timm, J. and Mosquera, J. (2018) Educational Elements for Healthy Aging. Creative Education, 9, 1854-1871. doi: 10.4236/ce.2018.912136.