Contrary to assumptions that seniors are technologically averse, many older adults now show remarkable agility in navigating digital media.
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Children absorb these stereotypes from a young age. And ageism is all around us.
We found rebates don’t do much to encourage older people to sign up for private health insurance.
Across the world, elderly people tend to be the most vulnerable to climate-related disasters.
Elderly people living in aged care are among those most at risk. But not enough are getting vaccinated as we approach winter.
Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural hazard. Here’s why it’s important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer.
Repeated storytelling from elderly relatives doesn’t necessarily always signal age or cognitive decline. It’s about conveying memories and values to a new generation.
Locking individuals into the narrative of age as a vulnerability means inevitably creating ageist stereotypes.
Social isolation and loneliness in aging adults have been linked to numerous physical and mental health ailments. Teaching students how to listen deeply to older people can lessen those effects.
Older people are often labelled technophobic, but since lockdown the digital divide is closing as more and more use technology to connect with others.
They hold financial and political power, yet the climate movement is currently dominated by youngsters.
By prioritising vaccination for the elderly, Indonesia may optimally reduce the hospital burden and COVID-19 deaths amid a limited vaccine supply during the first vaccination phase.
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Stirling
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Assistant Professor of Adult Education, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Multiliteracies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Researcher, Director of Media-Health/Game-Clinic laboratory, Concordia University
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Research physician, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU)
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PhD student in infectious disease epidemiology, Imperial College London
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PhD researcher in behavioural epidemiology and urban health, University of Cambridge
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Applied Statistician, Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU)
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PhD candidate in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UCL
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Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Mataram
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Former AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong. Former Visiting Fellow, Global Sustainability Institute, UK., Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer, Marketing and Retail, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling
