Confidence and social support linked to healthier diets
Eating healthier in rural communities may depend on more than what’s available at the nearest grocery store. New research suggests...
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Tippecanoe County suicide trends include elderly, women, social media
LAFAYETTE, IN — Trends in suicide data are concerning Tippecanoe County Health Department officials, moving them to put energy behind...
Our aging population needs social engagement. How young people can help.
OpinionSocial isolation has been shown to increase the risk of dementia in elders by about 60%.Member Doug Jones (who agreed...
Fearing ICE, California’s Immigrant Seniors Retreat From Social and Health Services
But health care and service providers in California who work with immigrants said they are concerned about the toll the...
Training Program Delivers Resources to Reduce Social Isolation Among Seniors
Researchers at UConn, Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University have collaborated on a program designed to reduce social isolation impacting...
Adapting health, economic and social policies to address population aging in China
Tu, W. -J., Zeng, X. & Liu, Q. Aging tsunami coming: the main finding from China’s seventh national population census....
