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  • Art for the Aging

    February 27, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Producing art has a positive influence on the health of senior citizens. In addition to promoting the work of artists aged sixty and above in galleries and exhibitions, the Geezer Galley in Portland, Oregon, leads art therapy sessions at senior living facilities. With studies showing a positive correlation between artistic expression and overall cognitive health, the Geezer Gallery’s partnership with state healthcare and university health research institutions provides a model for other cities to empower their seniors to produce art.

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  • Mourning the Demise of a Zen Place to Die

    February 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Instead of simply prioritizing growth, nonprofits need to implement carefully sized solutions with consideration to the longevity of their model. The closure of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California, demonstrates how issues stemming from rapid growth scaling can undermine the longevity of a nonprofit’s mission. As the hospices’ human- and mindfulness-centered approach faded in the face of expansion, the toll and tensions led to a loss of crucial human capital, leading the hospice to close.

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  • The New Art of Making Friends and Finding Community

    February 25, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

    In the United Kingdom, loneliness is an epidemic. Those who feel chronically lonely may have weaker immune systems, an increased risk of cancer, and shorter life spans. These afflictions and risks associated with loneliness put a strain on the country's National Health Service. Many organizations like AgeUK, which offers companionship matching, and Silverline, which offers a 24-hour conversation helpline, specifically target the elderly. But research shows that young people are lonely too, which is why these solutions are an important addition to fighting loneliness.

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  • LiveWellFit's Golden Girls program to help senior citizens exercise safely

    February 25, 2019 |

    KVII-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Amarillo, Texas

    A program called Live Well Fit in Amarillo, Texas runs a fitness and exercise class for senior citizens, whom they call golden girls. The women in the class, whose ages range from 50 to 85, can work out using bikes, weights, and aerobics in a fun and safe atmosphere. The program serves a population that often does not have many fitness opportunities.

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  • Immigrants here illegally were waiting until near death to get dialysis. A new Colorado policy changes that.

    February 25, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Throughout the US, the majority of states have policy in place that dictates against treating immigrants there illegally for kidney failure until it reaches emergent conditions, costing states millions of dollars each year. Colorado, however, recently became the sixth state to enact a new policy that allows Medicaid to cover regular dialysis treatments, saving the state $17 million per year and decreasing physician burnout from treating such severe cases.

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  • On-Demand Grandkids and Robot Pals to Keep Senior Loneliness at Bay

    February 23, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Pembroke Pines, Florida

    Research shows that prolonged feelings of loneliness can have unhealthy outcomes, and the likelihood of experiencing loneliness increases as a person ages. To combat this, many technology companies are trying a host of solutions targeted at senior citizens that includes tools such as interactive robots as well as an app that employs college students to acts as "grandchildren on demand.”

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  • Why Food Could Be the Best Medicine of All

    February 23, 2019 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Bringing nutrition and diet under the purview of a patient’s medical care helps reduce lifetime healthcare risks and costs. The Fresh Food Farmacy, part of the Geisinger Health System in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, helps provide patients who are food-insecure with access to healthy foods alongside healthcare support and sessions with nutritionists. By discussing diet in terms of doses and investing in preventative care, the program aims to help patients understand food as part of their overall wellbeing.

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  • Cordillera resort to reopen as tony drug-treatment facility for “seriously underserved population” — the wealthy

    February 22, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Edwards, Colorado

    An upscale rehabilitation center is coming to Eagle County in Colorado, after similar models have seen success throughout California. Although many residents have opposed the development, developers hope that this addiction-treatment facility will help decrease the stigma for those in the community who need to seek help.

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  • How AI could predict disease outbreaks

    February 22, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Malaysia

    Diseases such as dengue can quickly escalate into pandemics, but one organization is using leveraging the power of technology to prematurely predict when and where these outbreaks will take place. Using an artificial intelligence algorithm that relies on previous statistics, researchers are seeing an approximate 85% success rate at outbreak detection.

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  • Interested In Biking More, But Scared By Busy Streets? There's A New Kind Of Map For You

    February 22, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    With community support from a network of neighborhood volunteers and financial support from a local business, the Bike Streets Project makes biking more accessible for those “interested, but concerned” about road safety. The Bike Streets Project maps bicycle routes in Denver with less congestion, specifically avoiding areas of high congestion or dangerous roads marked by “sharrows.”

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