Today! Excited to hear ideas on supporting #caregivers. One in five Americans is one, and most spend their own money to provide care. How do we fix this? #publichealth#aging#aginginplace
It's finally here Age Boom Fellows! We start the 2022 Academy "Caregiving and Our Longer Lives: The $500B Question" directed by Linda Fried and her co-director Bruce Shapiro tomorrow! #ageboom2022@columbiamsph@DartCenter@columbiajourn@RRFAging
Not taking sides here, but I don't see any coverage of how the #ABCtest would affect contractors outside of Uber/Lyft types. Writers, for example! Hope to see some follow-up.
Protests are sweeping Iran & women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the “morality police”. Human rights groups say at least 8 have been killed. Last night, I planned to ask President Raisi about all this and much more. 1/7
Congratulations to the 2022 Robert N. Butler–Jack Rosenthal Age Boom Academy Fellows. In Oct, we explore the rich stories behind "Caregiving + Our Longer Lives: The $500B Question" featuring @aijenpoo@annabastino@paula_span@columbiaMSPH Linda Fried, @DartCenter Bruce Shapiro.
Over-the-counter hearing aids are a step forward, but many older people facing hearing loss and other issues find solutions out of reach. I wrote this for @NextAvenue https://t.co/TTe8jqAXXu