The Cost of Being Poor in a Warming World
By Ashley Charest, MSPH (Health Policy Analyst Associate, Maryland Department of Health) If you don’t feel the impacts of climate change...
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donjacques
- May 17, 2018
- 5 min
Older Adults and Disasters: What You Need to Know
Why is disaster preparedness important? It is evident from recent headlines that the number of major disasters are on the rise. During...
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donjacques
- May 4, 2018
- 6 min
3 Simple Psychological Strategies You Can Use to Help Prevent Against Stroke
By Ryan C. Thompson & Rowena Gomez, PhD (Palo Alto University) Improving physical health behaviors, such as eating healthy and exercise,...
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donjacques
- Mar 29, 2018
- 5 min
What is the Recipe for Success? 5 Ways Cooking Can Keep You Young
By Erin Cochrane, Sam Gilchrist, and Anna Linden (Department of Psychology, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN) Aging gracefully isn’t...
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donjacques
- Feb 12, 2018
- 4 min
Let’s Talk About Sex — After 60
By Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA (Geropsychology Doctoral Student, University of Alabama) Science has started to pay attention to what...
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donjacques
- Dec 20, 2017
- 4 min
Give the Gift of Kindness to Your Elders this Holiday Season
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, MaryBeth Apriceno, Ashley Lytle, PhD , and Jamie L. Macdonald The holiday season has a way of encouraging acts of...
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donjacques
- Sep 6, 2017
- 4 min
Accepting Help is Hard: Here’s Why There’s No Shame in Getting a Personal Care Assistant
By Alette Coble-Temple, PsyD (John F. Kennedy University) & Patricia Parmelee, PhD (Alabama Research Institute on Aging, The University...
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donjacques
- Jul 17, 2017
- 5 min
Kickstart a Lifelong Healthy Habit this Summer! 4 Reasons Gardening Benefits Your Health as You Age
By Layla Dang, Brianna Wenande, Bethany Westphal, and Jessica R. Petok (Department of Psychology, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN)...
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donjacques
- Jun 20, 2017
- 4 min
Are You Talking to Parents About Keeping Guns Away from Children? 5 Reasons You Absolutely Should
By Clinton W. Anderson, PhD (Interim Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association) Psychologists...
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donjacques
- Feb 9, 2017
- 3 min
4 Reasons to Add Dancing to Your Valentine’s Day Plans
By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD Whether your Valentine’s Day plans include a romantic partner, dear friends, or a solo activity, why not...
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donjacques
- Feb 2, 2017
- 3 min
5 Ways to Become Better Involved In Medical Decisions as You Age
By Rebecca Delaney, MS (Doctoral Student in Development Psychology, West Virginia University) Throughout our lives we face a range of...
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donjacques
- Jan 3, 2017
- 4 min
How Mindfulness Can Lower Your Stress and Anxiety in 2017
By Tiffany Chiu (APA Minority Fellowship Program Office Intern and Undergraduate Student at University of California, Irvine) It’s a new...
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donjacques
- Nov 14, 2016
- 4 min
Caregivers Need Care Too: 3 Steps to Self-Care
By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD If you are responsible for the wellbeing of others – whether you’re a parent of a child with special...
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donjacques
- Oct 28, 2016
- 4 min
Getting Better or Getting Well? How Culture Can Improve Your Health
By Gordon Nagayama Hall, PhD (Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon) If you had a cold, with a stuffy nose, sore throat, and...
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donjacques
- Sep 29, 2016
- 3 min
Suffering from Depression is Pointless
By David Palmiter, PhD (Psychology Professor, Marywood University) Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us and...
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donjacques
- Aug 18, 2016
- 4 min
How to Help People with Mental Health Conditions Quit Smoking for Good
By Corinne M. Graffunder, DrPH, MPH (Director of the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Rebecca’s...
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donjacques
- Jul 26, 2016
- 3 min
It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Inner Athlete
Sports participation offers physical and psychological benefits at any age By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD In August, when the 2016...
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donjacques
- May 25, 2016
- 3 min