Human Capital News Roundup: Life expectancy, the aging brain, diabetes prevention, and more.
September 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Life expectancy, the aging brain, diabetes prevention, and more.
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Encore Careers: A New Chapter of Life to Change the World
December 1, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Earlier this week, NewPublicHealth reported on the skyrocketing numbers of older adults in the U.S., and with extended healthy years come greater opportunity. Many adults are exploring an “encore career”—a new stage of life and work that combines ne ...
Health of Older Americans: NewPublicHealth Q&A With Marie Bernard
November 28, 2011 | New Public Health Post
In 1980, there were 720,000 people aged 90 and older in the United States. In 2010, that number climbed to 1.9 million people. But by 2050, the ranks of people 90 and older may reach 9 million, according to a new report, “90+ in the United States: 2 ...
Cautiously Optimistic about the Affordable Care Act - If Older Americans and Their Advocates Speak Out as It Is Implemented
July 19, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
My professional focus has been in aging, and in particular American Indian aging. My profession is nursing, with a background in law. I am optimistic that these groups, both patient and provider, will be lifted and solidified by the spirit of this ...
When Seniors Stop Driving
December 29, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A new blog post from the Network for Public Health Law presents the dual public health challenges of seniors driving past the time they should be and the hardships posed when seniors need to get around without their cars. The concern is significant. ...
Preparing the Nursing Workforce for the Demographics of Aging and Chronicity
July 14, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The 2010 IOM Nursing Initiative report goes hand-in-hand with the 2008 IOM report, Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce, which addresses the critical need to ensure that our entire health care workforce, including the c ...
Human Capital News Roundup: ‘Dynamic environments’ for older adults, specialty nurses, racial diversity on campuses, and more.
February 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Human Capital News Roundup: Chronic migraines, food recall ‘message fatigue,’ longevity and obesity, and more.
February 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Human Capital News Roundup: Aging in place, unemployment’s link to heart attacks, AIDS support groups, and more.
November 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Study: More Primary Care Physicians Needed by 2025
November 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States will need 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025 to meet from population growth, population aging and insurance expansion.