Policy Brief: Menopause and Health

Question

Topics: 

• Physical appearance and well-being (older women or older men)
• Loneliness and well-being (older women or older men)
• Suicide and older men
• Influence of formal education on older woman’s well-being
• Sexuality and long term care facilities
• Impact of retirement (older women or older men)
• Gender roles in retirement
• Health/Well-being of older adults who are caregivers (older women or older men)
• Social networks and well-being (older women or older men)
• Impact of widowhood on health and well-being (older women or older men)
• Gender differences in life expectancy
• Impact of menopause on the well-being and health of older women 

For this assignment, you are to assume that you are a policy advisor for a new U.S. Senator on Capitol Hill. The Senator has asked for an issue brief on a topic of related to Gender & Aging (you get to pick the topic! See the list above if you are unsure to write, but do NOT use the same topic as your research paper).  Please include conclusions and recommendations on the future of this issue.

The paper should be a minimum of 3 pages (not including title page or references), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. Use APA format for all citations and references. For help with APA format, visit the UMGC library at the following link: https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/gethelp-citing.cfm AT LEAST ONE PAGE SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS!