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Seniors may need help shopping, picking up prescriptions, and connecting with others. Getty Images / NurPhoto

March 25, 2020

Reaching out to isolated older adults is essential during coronavirus – here are 7 specific things you can do, just for starters

Basia Belza, University of Washington; Anita Souza, University of Washington, and Tatiana Sadak, University of Washington

Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.

Healthy aging is a new norm, researchers say, with older adults having a new name and attitude. By YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com

September 24, 2018

As life expectancies rise, so are expectations for healthy aging

Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University; Basia Belza, University of Washington, and Matthew Lee Smith, Texas A&M University

The age of the US is increasing, and with it, new expectations of health and happiness. Is the US prepared for the wave of baby boomers who will live long and want to be as healthy as they do?

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