Growing Up – Growing Older
September 30, 6pm to 8pm Destiny Arts, Oakland THE TAKEAWAY This was a truly memorable evening with a stellar improve theater troupe and a stellar audience. They collaborated to weave together stories about growing up and growing older. We all realized that we...
Healthy Aging Begins At Home
Right up our alley: The private home is one of the choices people need and want as they age. 2016_Federal Report_BPC-Healthy-Aging
Life Outside The Home: Redefining Mobility to Ensure Social Inclusion
June 23, 6pm to 8pm IDEO Offices,Pier 28 Annex San Francisco THE TAKEAWAY This forum left no doubt that mobility needs redefining so older adults can continue to participate in public life. One of the achievements of this evening was that three very...
Aging In America: 5 Key Issues
Listen to the great press briefing by Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave about the 5 critical issues concerning growing old in America. These issues need to be addressed now but are missing from the presidential debate. www.agewave.com/candidates .
Reclaiming the Role of Elder in the Age of Longevity
Thursday May 19, 6pm to 8pm Ed Roberts Campus, at Ashby BART 3075 Adeline Street, BerkeleyOver a quarter of baby boomers will live to celebrate their 90th birthday. True to form, the Boomers are not blindly adopting the 65+ lifestyle of their parents. Most are...
Design x Technology + Medicine = Embolden Bodies
Something we have been talking at AHWGO becomes more of a reality through 3D printing. The designers and architects Charles and Ray Eames brought design many years ago into medicine but somehow this marriage was suspended until just now. Ted Talk illustrates...
Communicating Aging Issues At The Policy Level
Thursday April 21, 6pm to 8pm Brooke Hollister PhD, led this work session about how to effectively communicate aging issues at the policy level. Brooke is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of...