How can older adults benefit from being involved and effecting real change?
The Give and Get of Climate Change Work
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The Role of Elders in Saving Planet Earth
Perspectives from a life-plan community.
Lessons from COVID-19: Improving Social Health to Build Community Resilience
Local community relationships have proven to be a powerful protector during the pandemic and when disasters strike.
Build to Last: Creating Age-Friendly, Eco-Friendly, and Climate Resilient Housing and Communities
‘The concept of a 20-minute neighborhood illustrates an approach that is both age- and eco-friendly.’
Climate Change Hazards + Social Vulnerability = A Recipe for Disaster
Climate justice must involve transgenerational, equitable action.
Reframing Aging and Climate Change
Older adults are poised to contribute to climate change actions, but advocacy organizations need to step up recruitment and improve volunteer work.
Combating Climate Change in an Era of Longevity
How do we successfully rewrite the generational compact?
Our Guest Editor: Clear-eyed but Positive Outlook on Affecting Climate
Guest editor brings vast experience in aging to convince elders to act on climate causes.
How Do Climate Change Views Differ by Generation?
‘Age differences in climate views loom large but need not pose a significant barrier to climate action.’
The Climate Crisis: What’s Aging Got to Do With It?
Recommendations on enticing older adults to join in solving the climate crisis instead of being its casualties.
Why Aging Policy Must Include Climate Action
ASA’s climate policy agenda will emphasize health policy and climate justice; emergency preparedness, response, and recovery; and volunteerism.
Promoting Climate Change Activism Among Older People
The barriers and opportunities facing older people who could be involved in climate change activism.
ASA RISE Mentorship and What it Means to Me
Having a mentor that knows my challenges and matches my interests is imperative in the field of aging.
What I Think of When I Think of Juneteenth
ASA RISE’s program director on all that June 19 represents.
San Francisco’s Answer to Housing Unhoused Elders
Collaboration between the health, aging, human services and homelessness sectors is fostering productive ideas in the city.
Letter to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Regarding a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
Six organizations in aging sign on to urge adoption of this UN convention.
A Tribute to Martha Holstein
The beloved scholar, activist, mother, grandmother and friend will be sorely missed.
New Research Supports the Importance of Nutrition in Wound Healing
Certain specialized nutrition products have been shown to speed the wound-healing process.
Preventing Gun Violence at Home
Smart resources for older adults who own guns and those who work with them.
Science into Practice: Effective Solutions for Social Isolation and Loneliness
Being socially connected provides safety and security, buffers stress responses, aids emotion regulation, improves health behaviors, and improves access to resources.