Health & Wellness

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...