Forbes: L.A. Now Wants To Be A Place For Purposeful Aging
A new Forbesarticle talks about how LA is now on a mission to become a place for purposeful aging. They have launched a three year project: Purposeful Aging Los Angeles. Read the full article here:http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2016/05/20/l-a-now-wants-to-be-a-place-for-purposeful-aging/#4ea522219ecd
Read MoreJoin AARP Florida for a Free Screening of EYE IN THE SKY – Miami
Select AARP members and their guests are invited to a free screening of EYE IN THE SKY starring Helen Mirren. When Colonel Katherine Powell (Mirren) discovers terrorists are planning a suicide bombing, the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl…
Read MoreAge-Friendly Communities Evaluation Guide: Using Indicators to Measure Progress
The Public Health Agency of Canada has prepared the Age-Friendly Communities Evaluation Guide to provide communities with practical information on how to use indicators to measure progress and evaluate their age-friendly initiatives. Age-friendly communities are those communities that are taking steps to help their older residents remain healthy, active and independent, and to continue to…
Read MoreECONversations Webcast: The Graying of the American Economy – May 18, 2016
The number of Americans age 65 and older will nearly double between 2010 and 2030. A decline in working-age taxpayers and increased demand for entitlements will pressure public programs aimed at older people as labor-force growth slows. What will this shift mean for the nation’s economy, and what are other implications of this demographic wave?…
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Our partners include the following lead agencies: AARP Florida, Alliance for Aging, Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, Health Foundation of South Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, United Way of Miami-Dade, and Urban Health Partnerships.
