GLOBAL HEALTH AGING

Welcome to our first monthly news roundup! There is a lot happening in the field of aging and we plan to share some of these events. Global Health Aging hopes to inspire readers with endless opportunities for older adults. Each month may vary in content but the goal is to present the latest news, events and peer reviews on health issues affecting older adults in the world.

From the Writers

• Aging with Autism in South America
• The Problem with Being Old and Incarcerated
• The Green Revolution – Care Delivery Redesigned
• Australia: Integrating Mental Health Services at the Primary Care Level

In the News

• America’s Future Dementia Epidemic – The Week
• Special on Aging in Europe, the U.S., and Asia – CCTV America
• A Forgotten Generation: Half Of South Korea’s Elderly Live In Poverty – NPR News
• Active Aging on the Up in EU, Despite Economic Crisis and Austerity – ScienceDaily
• Cuba: the Country with the Oldest Population in Latin America – Cuban News Agency
• Programme Launched to Help Entrepreneurs Targeting the Elderly – Channel NewsAsia
• South Africa: ‘People with Disabilities and the Elderly Must Be Prioritised in Service Delivery’ – AllAfrica

April Peer Reviews

• Edentulism and Quality of Life Among Older Ghanaian Adults – BMC Oral Health
• Longitudinal Neurostimulation in Older Adults Improves Working Memory – PLoS One
• Changes in Brain Network Efficiency and Working Memory Performance in Aging – PLoS One
• Faster Increases in Human Life Expectancy Could Lead to Slower Population Aging – PLoS One
• Unmet needs in long-term care and their associated factors among the oldest old in China – BMC Geriatrics
• Longitudinal Associations between Physical and Cognitive Performance among Community-Dwelling Older Adults – PLoS One

Events

• May 18-19 | San Francisco, USA: Aging2.0 Global Innovation Summit
• Jun 11-12 | Toronto, CAN: National Conference on Dementia Care
• Oct 8 | San Francisco, USA: On Lok’s Eight Annual Sustainable Long-Term Care Conference
• Oct 14-15 | Louisville, USA: Louisville Innovation Summit
• Nov 17-18 | Pudong, CHN: 4^th Annual China Care Expo

Just for Fun

• Golden Oldies: Aging athletes in Japan turn back the clock – Fox Sports
• These Amazing People Over 50 Bust Every Aging Stereotype You Can Think Of – The Huffington Post
• And a quote to keep you inspired till next month!

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