Jun 5, 2018
5 min

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

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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...

3 Simple Psychological Strategies You Can Use to Help Prevent Against Stroke

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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,...

What is the Recipe for Success? 5 Ways Cooking Can Keep You Young

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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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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...

Give the Gift of Kindness to Your Elders this Holiday Season

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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...

Accepting Help is Hard: Here’s Why There’s No Shame in Getting a Personal Care Assistant

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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...

Kickstart a Lifelong Healthy Habit this Summer! 4 Reasons Gardening Benefits Your Health as You Age

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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)...

Are You Talking to Parents About Keeping Guns Away from Children? 5 Reasons You Absolutely Should

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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...

4 Reasons to Add Dancing to Your Valentine’s Day Plans

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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...

5 Ways to Become Better Involved In Medical Decisions as You Age

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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...

How Mindfulness Can Lower Your Stress and Anxiety in 2017

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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...

Caregivers Need Care Too: 3 Steps to Self-Care

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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...

Getting Better or Getting Well? How Culture Can Improve Your Health

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Oct 27, 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...

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...

How to Help People with Mental Health Conditions Quit Smoking for Good

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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...

It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Inner Athlete

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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...

Breathe and Focus: How Practicing Mindfulness Improves Mental Health as We Age

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May 25, 2016
3 min

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...

We Get Happier as We Get Older (As Long as We Stay Fit)

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May 11, 2016
4 min

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...

Food Stamp Cuts May Put 1 Million More Americans At Risk of Hunger: What We Can Do About It

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Apr 22, 2016
3 min

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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