Resources
The Ways Our Bodies Age
Articles and Blog Posts | 2024
Knowledge of normal aging written in easy to understand, non-medical language is difficult for the average person to obtain. This book is written for non-medical folks, with interesting stories (HIPPA compliant) about expected bodily changes …
The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging
via Simon & Schuster | Books and Chapters | 2024
Julia Hotz explores social prescribing — a health care approach that connects people to community activities like art, gardening, and volunteering to improve well-being. Through science and personal stories collected through hands-on research, Hotz shows …
Beyond Older Age: Approaches to Understand the Diverse Lives of Older People
via The University of Manchester Library | Books and Chapters | 2022
‘Beyond Older Age: Approaches to Understand the Diverse Lives of Older People’ is a booklet for anyone wanting to engage older people in a more inclusive, creative, and participatory way. It aims to equip policy …
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Books and Chapters | 2023
From the Website: Learn how this knowledge can improve our physical and mental health, help us learn and flourish, and build stronger communities. Many of us think of the arts as entertainment or an escape. …
Breaking the Age Code
Books and Chapters | 2023
About the Book: The often-surprising results of Levy’s science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II
via Springer Link | Books and Chapters | 2017
The second volume of, “Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy” focuses on the public policy and management concepts related to the use of the opportunities that are created by population aging. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I
via Springer Link | Books and Chapters | 2015
This book shows that global population aging is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative aging policy …
Art Therapy and Creative Aging: Reclaiming Elderhood, Health and Wellbeing
Books and Chapters | 2021
Art Therapy and Creative Aging offers an integrated perspective on engaging with older people through the arts. Drawing from the author’s clinical, research and teaching experiences, the book explores how arts engagement can intertwine with …
Creative ageing: the social policy challenge
Books and Chapters | 2018
From the book description: “This collection begins with two premises: that our understanding of the nature and forms of creativity in later life remains limited and that dialogue between specialists in gerontology, the arts and …
Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care
Books and Chapters | 2020
From Anne’s website: “A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia, as she introduces a proven method that uses the creative arts …