Social Isolation and Loneliness

Ep. 13: Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins

“It is that American spirit and willingness to give of oneself to make life better for others that is behind everything that we do at AARP.” Since taking the helm of the largest nonprofit for Americans 50 and older, Jo Ann Jenkins has built...

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Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins

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Power of Ideas

Aging in the Future of Health

7 Jun 2019

When the Senate Aging Committee was first established in 1961, 9 percent of Americans were over age 65. Today, 15 percent of our population has reached that milestone, and by 2060, nearly one out of four Americans will surpass their 65th...

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Susan Collins

US Senator, Maine

Article

The Benefits of Connecting with Young People

9 Nov 2018

Trish Lopez founded Teeniors™, a multi-award-winning startup that includes tech-savvy teens and young adults who help older adults learn technology through one-on-one, personalized coaching. In an interview with the Milken Institute Center...

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Trish Lopez

Article

How to Make U.S. Cities Blue Zones for Healthy Longevity

2 Nov 2018

New York Times bestselling author, Dan Buettner has traveled the globe visiting the places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy long, full lives, areas dubbed “Blue Zones.” He founded Blue Zones LLC to help people live...

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Dan Buettner

Article

Why Empathy Is Crucial for Communication

25 Sep 2018

Six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, Alan Alda, wants people to have better conversations. Alda is the former host of PBS’s Scientific American Frontiers, where he interviewed scientists and helped them communicate complex ideas to...

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Alan Alda

News Release

Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Issues The Power of Purposeful Aging: Culture Change and the New Demography

7 Dec 2016

LOS ANGELES—In a report released today, the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging explains the many physical and cognitive benefits that older people gain when they provide service to others, and the broad social and economic...

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Report

The Future of Aging

17 Sep 2016

In this collection of essays from the Center for the Future of Aging, experts identify challenges and opportunities in realizing the potential of healthy, productive and purposeful aging.

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