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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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Jun 5, 20185 min read
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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May 17, 20185 min read
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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May 4, 20186 min read
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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Mar 29, 20185 min read
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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Feb 12, 20184 min read
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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Dec 20, 20174 min read
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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Sep 6, 20174 min read
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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Jul 17, 20175 min read
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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Jun 20, 20174 min read
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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Feb 9, 20173 min read
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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Feb 2, 20173 min read
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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Jan 3, 20174 min read
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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Nov 14, 20164 min read
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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Oct 27, 20164 min read
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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Sep 29, 20163 min read
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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Aug 18, 20164 min read
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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Jul 26, 20163 min read
Breathe and Focus: How Practicing Mindfulness Improves Mental Health as We Age
By Flora Ma (Clinical Psychology PhD student, Palo Alto University) and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Associate Professor, Palo Alto University) As...
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May 25, 20163 min read
We Get Happier as We Get Older (As Long as We Stay Fit)
You can build a better old age with exercise By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD Ponce de Leon was wrong: We’re not looking for the Fountain...
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May 11, 20164 min read
Food Stamp Cuts May Put 1 Million More Americans At Risk of Hunger: What We Can Do About It
By Sara Buckingham, MA (Public Interest Policy Scholar, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) How do you decide between...
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Apr 22, 20163 min read
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