Aging with Dignity: Understanding Gerontology in Migrant Communities
SILENT UNIVERSITY RUHR
Drawing Awareness of Gerontology in Migrant Communities
This program equips participants with practical knowledge of gerontology, the healthcare system, and resources for supporting older adults in migrant families. It emphasises the socio-cultural dimensions of aging in migrant communities, highlighting their diversity, resilience, and challenges. Promoting cultural competence, social integration, and fairness enables policymakers, healthcare providers, and community organisations to improve quality of life and support healthy aging among older migrants. Target participants migrant community members, caregivers, health professionals, community leaders, and elderly migrants.