Elizabeth Hewitt

Wandering freelance journalist, lately writing about aging, environment & health. Love solutions journalism and nonprofit news. Teaching @msstate

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Navigating communities becomes harder for people with dementia. But cities from Singapore to Calgary are finding ways to be more dementia-inclusive, through colorful murals, public parks & more. My latest @rtbcheerful https://t.co/JhN7EUMyDf

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

DC grandparents are getting trained to offer basic mental health care in their communities

@friendshipbench, this impactful model that mobilizes older adults to support mental health, was pioneered in Zimbabwe. My latest for @NextAvenue
@HelpAge_USA
https://t.co/1SiyEIvu1N

[Secretary Michael Watson @MichaelWatsonMS]

A little less than an hour to go, Mississippi! Remember, if you are in line by 7PM, you will be allowed to vote. The bailiff will come out and mark the end of the line at 7PM.

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Our diet impacts our health, as both health care and anti-hunger organizations have long understood. Now, they’re beginning to collaborate. My story for @RTB_Cheerful https://t.co/GkuZBno2aS

[Iris Baño Romero @IrisBanoRomero]

How are drones being used to deliver lifesaving supplies in hard-to-reach areas?
@UNICEF is using drones in countries like Malawi and Uruguay for environmental monitoring, WI-FI connectivity, public health & more.

📝@RTB_Cheerful by @emhew https://t.co/8v7LdIPFig @MalawiUNICEF

[Next Avenue @NextAvenue]

Therapy for Climate Anxiety: The psychological toll of climate disruption is serious and widespread. https://t.co/Rnmnobg8rk

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

@ErhardMahnke @guardian Thank you for the kind words, Erhard!

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

"Climate change is not abating and we’re not getting any younger."

My first story for the @guardian, looking at the implications of climate change for housing our aging population. https://t.co/VaCN9eh2bH

[Harvard JCHS @Harvard_JCHS]

“We just don’t have sufficient options that are affordable and accessible and well-connected to services for older adults,” says @jenmolinsky, director of our Housing an Aging Society program. @guardian

https://t.co/L7NRVqOJ0d

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Climate change is exacerbating housing challenges for our aging population. But there's also an opportunity here: planning climate resilience around the needs of older adults can benefit whole communities.

My story @guardian https://t.co/VaCN9eh2bH

[Reasons to be Cheerful @RTB_Cheerful]

In places with few mental health professionals, volunteer-led group therapy sends positive ripples through families and communities.
https://t.co/jePFNnpc5z

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Climate change has major, diverse impacts on mental health. For this story, I got to speak with researchers & climate leaders from around the world about the importance of understanding this nexus—and ways to support mental wellbeing 🌱

Check it out at @Rotary & @RTB_Cheerful

[Rotary International @Rotary]

Researchers estimate that climate change related mental health effects will have a total societal cost of $245 billion by 2050.
We collaborated with @RTB_Cheerful to discuss different ways people are soothing eco-anxiety 👇
https://t.co/g70EvBALZ4

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

In an age of isolation, collective responses to climate change foster a sense of shared purpose with surprising mental benefits.
My latest for @RTB_Cheerful & @Rotary Magazine: https://t.co/Kq9x2ZQZMZ

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

From student-staffed statehouse bureaus to newspapers run by journalism schools, university-media partnerships are filling in local news deserts.

A pleasure learning about @ManshipXGR, @oglethorpe_echo & @ReportingUvm for my latest for @RTB_Cheerful https://t.co/DcPBbcYTBo

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

From natural disasters, to extreme temperatures, to worry about the world, the climate crisis is intertwined with mental wellbeing. My latest for @NextAvenue explores how older adults are impacted

https://t.co/v9aOMVSNNe

[Mark Johnson @MarkJohnsonVT]

Filmmaker Bess O'Brien focuses on Vermonters facing food and housing insecurity in her documentary "Just Getting By" at https://t.co/8QqhyBAoI0 #vt #vtpoli #vtleg @BernieSanders @SenSanders @SenPeterWelch @RepBeccaB @BeccaBalintVT

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Come to the @GMFFestival on Saturday for a conversation following a screening of Farming While Black. It's a great panel, and I'm looking forward to being there as moderator. Join us in person or tune in online:

https://t.co/wOz2m4APtK

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

For older adults, getting help for depression can be a challenge. For @NextAvenue, I wrote about an approach that meets people where they are — in community centers, churches, or just at home. https://t.co/DtO6tiWBIP

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Very cool to hear my @RTB_Cheerful/@Rotary Magazine story on responses to the opioid crisis read aloud on Rotary's podcast. Have a listen here: https://t.co/sP7NRYUBXS

[Elizabeth Hewitt @emhew]

Depression, anxiety & other mental health concerns are common among older adults, but often go unrecognized. My latest for @NextAvenue on seeing signs of mental health conditions: https://t.co/L2chKAyCtA