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Age-Friendly Rhode Island
Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a coalition of community and state agencies, healthcare and social service providers, individuals of all ages, advocacy and faith-based organizations, businesses, academic institutions and municipal leaders who are committed to healthy aging.
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The Age-Friendly RI coalition enhances the work of our partners by engaging leaders who share a common interest in improving the lives of older adults, fostering cross sector opportunities to work together to deliver age-friendly impact, sharing best practices and communicating broadly, and joining forces for advocacy at the State and local level.
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RI Life Index Coalition kicks off second statewide survey to measure Rhode Islanders’ perceptions of health and well-being in the state
The RI Life Index community coalition, a group of community organizations including BCBSRI, will be conducting phone surveys for the 2020 RI Life Index through August 2020. Participants are selected at random and responses remain strictly confidential. Participation in the survey, which is voluntary, will help strengthen the state’s health…
AARP report highlights music for mental well-being
AARP’s Global Council on Brain Health just released a report outlining the benefits of music for brain health and includes recommendations for older adults to improve their mental well-being. Insights from the report The report highlights previous research showing music can stimulate parts of the brain responsible for movement and memory, and…
Webinar – Longevity Project: A New Ageism? Fallout from the Pandemic
Ageism and the decline narrative of aging were around well before the pandemic started, but for some Americans, COVID-19 has spurred a greater sense of a zero-sum game between younger and older generations. This has been reflected on social media with the concept of boomer remover and frustration that young…
Funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, we’ve been looking at some of the barriers faced by older people when it comes to using technology.
https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/how-digital-divide-affects-older-adults-use-technology-during-covid-19
Head to our Facebook page today at 11am for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House!
https://agefriendlyri.org/event/virtual-tour-of-the-statehouse/
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If you work with older adults, check out this training opportunity! Dementia Competent Practice: Promoting Dignity & Person-Centered Care.
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Dementia Competent Practice: Promoting Dignity & Person Centered Care
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Participants will learn the signs and symptoms associated with Dementia with an emphasis on prevention and early detection.The RI Life Index community coalition, a group of community organizations will begin conducting phone surveys for the 2020 RI Life Index on 7/13 through August 2020. Participants are selected at random and responses remain strictly confidential. Participation in the survey, which is voluntary, will help strengthen the state’s health policies and services. www.rilifeindex.org/
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ZIP Code is more important than genetic code. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island originally set out to create a “life index,” armed with a growing body of evidence that when it comes to health outcomes and overall well-being, zip code is more important than genetic code. Where people are b...Join Lane Sparkman, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs for Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House. The tour includes stops in all of the major rooms including the Royal Charter Museum, and the opportunity to see many details that even frequent building visitors may never have seen.
Head to our Facebook page today at 11am for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House!
agefriendlyri.org/event/virtual-tour-of-the-statehouse/
Virtual Tour of the Statehouse – Age Friendly R.I.
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Join Lane Sparkman, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs for Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House. The tour includes stops in all of the major rooms including the Royal Charter Museum, and the opportunity to see many details that even...Tune into the Age-Friendly RI Radio Hour tomorrow (7/8) on AM790 at 3pm. This week we will be joined by Meg Underwood from Pilgrim Senior Center.
Missed last week's segment with Denise Corson from ATEL? Listen here!
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WPRV - Age-Friendly RI Radio Hour - Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a weekly one-hour show hosted by John Tassoni focusing on issues affecting our aging population. From housing to healthcare to transportation, we hope to build a community that enables Rhode Islanders to live an independent and meaning...
Thank You To Our Funder
Tufts Health Plan Foundation's mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. The only regional funder exclusively focused on healthy aging, the Foundation has given more than $27 million to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island nonprofits to support work focused on healthy living with an emphasis on older people.