Resources
Cognitive Aging: the Need for A Transdisciplinary Approach
Videos | 2015
Presentation to Convergence Science Network by Dr Joel Kramer, UCSF Memory and Aging Centre on Monday, 29 June at the Doherty Institute for Infetion and Imminity, Melbourne.
University Lecture With Dean Linda P. Fried
Videos | 2010
Reaping the benefits of improved public health, education and medical care, our nation and the world are experiencing a demographic revolution: longer lives. On average, Americans live 30 to 40 years longer than we did …
The Longevity Revolution
Videos | 2009
Dr. Robert Butler’s complete keynote address at the Adirondack Rural Health Network Healthy Aging Conference (Glens Falls, 09/29/09) is presented in 5 parts. The Q&A session is available in 3 parts. Each segment is 8 …
Opera America Creative Aging Resource
Toolkits
From the Toolkit: “As population demographics shift, older adults (ages 60+) account for an increasing part of the U.S. population. According to the Administration on Aging, by 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older …
Ageing Artfully: Older People and Professional Participatory Arts in the UK
Toolkits | 2009
From the Toolkit: “The Baring Foundation sets out in this major report a picture of the situation that exists across all art forms — dance, music, drama, painting — as a way of engaging and …
Gaining Momentum: A Frameworks Communications Toolkit
Toolkits | 2017
A collection of resources designed to help advocates reframe aging in America.
Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit
Toolkits | 2007
From The Arts and Aging Toolkit: This resource is designed for leaders and program staff in public, nonprofit, and for-profit arts and humanities organizations and institutions and in healthcare and aging services organizations, corporations,and institutions. …
Building Community Through Arts & Culture
Toolkits | 2017
From the Toolkit: “…the Age-friendly NYC Commission’s Media, Arts, and Culture Working Group offers the latest information on why attracting and serving older patrons is good for businesses, neighborhoods, and even individual health. The guide …
Elderhood
Books and Chapters | 2019
From the Elderhood book site: “Noted Harvard-trained geriatrician Louise Aronson uses stories from her quarter century of caring for patients and draws from history, science, literature, popular culture, and her own life to weave a …
The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50
Books and Chapters | 2018
From The Happiness Curve website: “Drawing on cutting-edge science and human stories, The Happiness Curve shows that happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, declining from the optimism of youth into what__s often a long, low slump …