Browse “Health: Physical”
‘Disconnected From Other Folks,’ Seniors Grapple With A Loneliness Epidemic
via The Boston Globe | Articles and Blog Posts
A Review of Arts and Aging Research: Revealing an Elusive but Promising Direction for the Era of the Third Age
via Humanities and the Arts, Journal of Aging | Research and Studies
Abstract: “This article examines arts and aging research over a 40-year period in four highly visible gerontology journals. We examine the content, amount, and distribution of research between 1970 and 2009, identifying dominant themes and …
Age No Barrier to ‘China’s Hottest Grandpa’
via CNN | Articles and Blog Posts
This article focuses on Wang Deshun, an in-demand fashion model who, at 80, walked the runway during China Fashion Week in 2015. Deshun shares how he became an overnight internet sensation in China, his dedication …
Ageing Artfully: Older People and Professional Participatory Arts in the UK
Toolkits
From the Toolkit: “The Baring Foundation sets out in this major report a picture of the situation that exists across all art forms — dance, music, drama, painting — as a way of engaging and …
Building Community Through Arts & Culture
Toolkits
From the Toolkit: “…the Age-friendly NYC Commission’s Media, Arts, and Culture Working Group offers the latest information on why attracting and serving older patrons is good for businesses, neighborhoods, and even individual health. The guide …
Creative ageing: the social policy challenge
Books and Chapters
From the book description: “This collection begins with two premises: that our understanding of the nature and forms of creativity in later life remains limited and that dialogue between specialists in gerontology, the arts and …
Creative Aging Has Become A Force to Be Reckoned With
via Psychology Today | Articles and Blog Posts
For a few decades now, the concept of creative aging has been on the same upward trajectory as the graying of America. Creative aging is the practice of engaging older adults (55+) in participatory, professionally …
Creative Aging: Reawaken the Artist Within
via Denver Public Library | Articles and Blog Posts
In this article, The Denver Public Library announces that it will begin running Creative Aging programs for its older adult community, funded by the NextFifty initiative, a Colorado-based private foundation dedicated to funding innovative, mission-driven …
Creative and Cultural Activities and Wellbeing in Later Life
Reports
Following on Age UK’s development of an Index of Wellbeing, which indicated that Cultural and Creative PArticipation is the single most important factor affecting wellbeing in later life, Age UK undertook a second phase of …
Creative Dance Improves Physical Fitness and Life-Satisfaction in Older Women
via Research on Aging | Articles and Blog Posts
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of creative dance on physical fitness and life satisfaction in older women. Conclusion: Creative dance has a positive effect in different dimensions of functioning and …