TAMU Community Health & Aging

We are dedicated to promoting population health and successful aging through innovations in research, education, and practice.

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Interested in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science to advance healthy aging? Frontiers in Public Health is seeking review articles for a new Public Health and Aging Research Topic. For queries and submissions ➡️ https://t.co/KMCWVPFCGw

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Older Adults and Diabetes: How Social Support Can Help @TAMU_SPH Dr. Ninfa Peña-Purcell
https://t.co/j01DGFMvfG

#diabetes #olderadults #TAMU #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH #TIPH #12thForHealth #publichealth #ASPPH

[Texas A&M University @TAMU]

Happy First Day of Summer, Ags! ☀️

Each year, thousands of Texans flock to Snook to take in the 300 acres of sunflowers planted by Jay Wilder '93 on his family farm.

Jay's reason for planting the sunflowers? "They make people smile." 😄🌻 https://t.co/jXzoRPP5I1

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

A closer look at how older adults have dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic. Insights from a recent collection of research articles published in @FrontiersIn aim to influence future directions in research, policy and practice. https://t.co/gWVeuqxxnY #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Congratuations to @TAMU_SPH Dr. Marcia Ory who was named to the @guide2research Ranking of Top 1000 Scientists in Social Sciences & Humanities. Ory was ranked 177 in the world & 88 in the U.S. https://t.co/2m6YOMeTtx

#CPHA #TAMU #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH #publichealth #12thForHealth

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Dr. Marcia Ory sat down recently with @TXAMFoundation Maroon magazine to share her refreshingly optimistic advice and experience on aging well.

Read more about Aging Well and Taking Names: https://t.co/GsoowGdgoB

#TAMUSPH #TAMUHealth #TAMUCPHA #12thforHealth #healthyaging

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Sex: Frisky (and Safe) After 50 @TAMU_SPH Dr. Matthew Lee Smith https://t.co/Uaqpz7F2d9 from @WebMD

#TAMU #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH #TIPH #ASPPH #publichealth #12thForHealth #seniors #olderadults

[National Council on Aging @NCOAging]

#OlderAdults are abusing substances at higher rates in the wake of the #MentalHealth challenges of the #Pandemic. Learn how open-ended questions and expressing concern can help you identify issues, and discover effective screening tools. #MentalHealthMonth https://t.co/zc7YwN868I

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Twenty-six Texas A&M Health faculty are named in Stanford University’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists," listing 100,000 most-cited authors. Congrats to @TAMU_SPH Drs. Marcia Ory, Joe Sharkey and Virender Sharma for this outstanding recognition!
https://t.co/Lftu4A4O1N

#ASPPH #TIPH

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

This #OlderAmericansMonth, learn what discerns healthy aging fact from fiction so that we can come together in collaborative action to improve lives of the aging population. Test your healthy aging knowledge: https://t.co/4nBPwYr3YB. Let us know how you did! #TAMUSPH #TAMUHealth

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

May is Older Americans Month. The 2022 theme "Age My Way" focuses on how older adults can age in their communities, living independently for as long as possible. Learn how to Age Successfully in the Brazos Valley: https://t.co/7G8sSwXizU
#OlderAmericansMonth #TAMUHealth #TAMUSPH

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Dr. Marcia Ory and Dr. Chung Lin (Novelle) Kew, are in Austin today for the Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium (TARCC) 2022 Symposium "Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Science, Research, and Care."

#TAMUSPH #TAMUCPHA #TAMUHealth #12thforHealth #alzheimers

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Talking about anxiety and depression with older loved ones can be hard. Here's how to start. @TAMU_SPH Dr. Marcia Ory
https://t.co/WtFcNgRb6V via @Yahoo

#anxiety #olderadults #depression #TAMU #TAMUSPH #TAMUHealth #12thForHealth #publichealth #TIPH #ASPPH

[Texas A&M Public Health @TAMU_SPH]

Drug Use by State: 2022’s Problem Areas
@TAMU_SPH Dr. Marcia Ory https://t.co/czR93xtRHI… via @wallethub

#Opioids #addiction #TAMU #TAMUSPH #TAMUHealth #TIPH #ASPPH #publichealth #12thForHealth #CPHA

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Study findings highlight the importance of tailoring prevention and mitigation efforts to address opioid use disorder in urban and rural areas. https://t.co/mMoGwhYf92
#OpioidUseDisorder #TAMUSPH #TAMUCPHA #TAMUPharmacy #TAMUHealth #TAMU

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Drs. Marcia G. Ory and Xinyue Ye completed data collection in Nolanville, TX for ENDEAVR Institute that will help them understand how older adults living in small towns perceive autonomous vehicle technology & the traffic safety implication of the technology. #TAMUSPH #TAMUARCH

[Texas A&M University @TAMU]

Softly call the muster, let comrade answer...

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

A recent study by @TAMU_CPHA faculty affiliate Matthew Lee Smith and colleagues finds that optimism can help older adults decrease negative effects of physical limitations on their life satisfaction.
https://t.co/AdRYTejWF6
#TAMUSPH #12thForHealth #TAMUHealth #TAMU #ActiveForLife

[Texas A&M University @TAMU]

Over the course of three years, an Aggie-created startup was awarded $2.3M from the @NIH!

The Aggie-owned Olera, Inc. will partner with @TAMU_CPHA to develop an app that provides personalized resources for caregivers of people living with dementia. 📱🤳
https://t.co/uPZfUjJiT3

[TAMU Community Health & Aging @cchatamu]

Thanks to @TAMU_CPHA & @TAMU_SPH volunteers, friends and families who came out to the COVID-19 Memorial honoring individuals in the Brazos Valley who lost their lives to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. The memorial remains open until 4/15.

Photos: Richard Badillo