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August 2012

Monthly Archive (Aging Today Online)

posted 08.28.2012
More Posts in This Series ASA's Mental and Health and Aging Network (MHAN) address the shortage of professionals dealing with mental health and substance abuse among older adults and the landmark report from the Institute of Medicine, "The Mental Health and Substance Use... Read More
posted 08.27.2012
More Posts in This Series ASA's Mental and Health and Aging Network (MHAN) address the shortage of professionals dealing with mental health and substance abuse among older adults and the landmark report from the Institute of Medicine, "The Mental Health and Substance Use... Read More
posted 08.27.2012
More Posts in This Series ASA's Mental and Health and Aging Network (MHAN) address the shortage of professionals dealing with mental health and substance abuse among older adults and the landmark report from the Institute of Medicine, "The Mental Health and Substance Use... Read More
posted 08.21.2012
On Jan. 1 2011, an article in The New York Times announced the coming of age of the oldest Baby Boomers who, over the next two decades, will be a cohort of 79 million looking to the industry for care and services. Many were children of the ’60s who crusaded for peace and love, and launched... Read More
posted 08.14.2012
By Betsy Dorsett While often inaccurate or unrealistic, popular images of later life tell an important story about how we view aging in the United States. And when such images depict sexuality they further clarify the story we, as a culture, tell ourselves about aging. It is important to look... Read More
posted 08.14.2012
By Cecilia T. Hardacker In 2009, the Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) received a grant through 2012 from the Health Resources and Services Agency (HRSA) to create a training program for nurses and other healthcare providers working with older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)... Read More
posted 08.02.2012
By Sandra Timmerman At a recent business reception I struck up a conversation with an attendee. When we exchanged cards, I discovered I had been talking to a Vice President of Thought Leadership for a major corporation. The title is interesting to contemplate—it makes one wonder if the... Read More
posted 08.02.2012
By Laura Rossman It seems like only yesterday we were debating whether or not older adults would use email and the Internet. New research shows that Americans ages 65 and older are online and engaged. For the first time, more than half of people ages 65 and older are online, according to the... Read More