25
report
The Future of Aging
In this collection of essays from the Center for the Future of Aging, experts identify challenges a
nd opportunities in realizing the potential of healthy, productive and purposeful aging.
+ Read More
report
Together Apart: Findings from the Social Isolation Impact Summit
In July 2020, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) and the Milken Institute Center for the
Future of Aging convened the Social Isolation Impact Summit.
+ Read More
podcast episode
Ep. 13: Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins
“It is that American spirit and willingness to give of oneself to make life better for others that
is behind everything that we do at AARP.”
Since taking the helm of the largest nonprofit for Americans 50 and older, Jo Ann Jenkins has built a
+ Read More
video
Social Isolation: Confronting the Silent Pandemic
October 19 at 11:30 am PDT/2:30 pm EDT
video
Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, another hidden public health crisis has emerged: loneliness. Lo
neliness affects people of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent among older adults.
+ Read More
video
Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
+ Read More
article
Creativity and the Arts: A Not-So-New Way to Address Loneliness
About one in three of us is lonely. Health-care leaders, take note.,
Building authentic connections
through creative expression can be a public health game-changer.
, Loneliness is increasingly recognized as the most significant preventable risk factor for depression, addiction, and suicidality.
+ Read More
article
Take a ‘Social in All Policy’ Approach to Bring Better Health to More People
Globally, simultaneous health crises have prompted a heightened focus on improving population health
.,
Social health is more than just a personal issue.
, By operating in crisis mode, we tend to focus on the problem rather than the goal. Notably, the evidence points to a social gradient, so instead of a dichotomy of being lonely or not, we are all somewhere along a continuum of social connection.
+ Read More
article
The Power of Placemaking to Build a Stronger Social Infrastructure
In the United States, there is an epidemic that is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It’s be
en linked to heart disease, strokes, dementia, and other ills.,
Placemaking and community building are critical to combatting an epidemic of loneliness.
, This placemaking doesn’t happen by accident. It requires an intentional focus.
+ Read More
article
COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Health of Older Adults
How to prevent diseases, enhance connections, and better serve their minority populations
This arti
cle is the seventh in a weekly joint series on “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Aging” from the Milken Institute Center for the Futu
+ Read More
article
COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: Intergenerational Connections
The opportunities ahead for collaboration between older and younger Americans
In this interview ser
ies from the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and PBS' Next Avenue, experts from the Center's
+ Read More