A Public Health Approach to Sensory Health & Aging: A Sense Network Short Course for Clinicians and Researchers.

This is a free, online self-paced course that provides a foundational overview of sensory health and aging to clinicians, researchers and learners who are interested in this growing field

There is strong scientific premise that individual sensory losses are important risk factors and markers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), as well as contributors to wellbeing in later life. Developed through the SENSE Network, a National Institute on Aging–funded initiative, this course introduces the role of sensory health in aging and presents public health applications to sensory interventions and policy.

Course content is delivered through a mix of lecture and podcast materials.

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To access course materials, you will have to sign up with the Courseplus platform. You can make an account for free here. You can find the course under the "on-demand trainings" tab on CoursePlus.

To access course materials, you will have to sign up with the Courseplus platform. You can make an account for free here. You can find the course under the "on-demand trainings" tab on CoursePlus.

A Public Health Approach to Sensory Health & Aging Course Syllabus

This course can be accessed through the free CoursePlus platform.

  • Introduction to the Course (podcast)

  • Epidemiologic Methods

    • Introduction to Epidemiologic Study Designs

    • Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health

  • Hearing and Aging

  • Vision and Aging

  • Olfaction and Aging

  • Future Directions for the Field of Sensory Health and Aging (podcast)

  • Implementation Science: Case Studies in Sensory Health and Aging (podcast)

  • Policy/Advocacy in Sensory Health and Aging (podcast)

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Please email us if you have any questions (info@sensenetwork.org)