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Virtual Villages For Aging In Place, Edward F. Ansello
Virtual Villages For Aging In Place, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
The Village concept, first implemented by Beacon Hill Village in Boston, has gained much attention as a model for aging in place. Villages are community-based, self-governing, not for profit organizations whose members pay an annual fee, from several hundred dollars to a thousand or more, to obtain access to an array of services that may assist them to maintain their physical health, keep up their property, manage their resources, continue to grow intellectually and engage socially while remaining part of the community in their homes. At a dozen years in, the Village concept has demonstrated its worth. It seems to …
Older Prisoners, Edward F. Ansello
Older Prisoners, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
The impact of an aging prison population is causing concern among different stakeholders, including prison officials, legislative bodies, clergy, and some gerontologists. Prison officials are scrambling to accommodate the numbers and needs of older inmates, but they are confounded by constrained budgets, inappropriate prison architecture, lack of gerontologically and geriatrically trained staff members, indifferent legislative bodies, and a general lack of awareness among the public of these problems. Our states need not only retrofitted and newly designed physical facilities but also staffs and providers with gerontological and geriatric training, from corrections personnel to health care providers to clergy and mental …
The Healthy Brain Initiative, Edward F. Ansello
The Healthy Brain Initiative, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Cognitive health is being recognized increasingly as a vital part of overall health and central to aging well. The CDC and Alzheimer's Association have published a revised framework for translating science to practice in public health, with particular focus on the role that state and local public health agencies can play to improve cognitive health and to recognize and report cognitive impairment.
Calorie Labeling, Edward F. Ansello
Calorie Labeling, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
As required by the Affordable Care Act, chain restaurants with 20 or more locations in the US will soon have to display calorie information on their menus. Does knowing this information translate to changing our eating behavior and improving our nutritional intake? Will this change affect older adults in a meaningful way? Menu labeling should be viewed as an early approach in governmental policy to address the obesity epidemic.