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Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/25/2014
12:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location
Mailman School of Public Health
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The first NYC Students of Aging Conference: Redesigning Our World for Longer Lives is being held at the Mailman School of Public Health on October 25th from 8:30-5:00. The conference will discuss the challenges and opportunities posed by aging from the molecular to societal level as we strive to answer the question: how would we redesign our world to work better for longer lives?
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The NYC Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC) engages the next generation of elder justice professionals through the 7-week Risk and Resilience Internship Project (RRIP) co-created with The Legacy Project. RRIP undergraduate interns learn about elder justice by participating in educational experiences aimed at increasing their understanding the aging continuum including challenges such as elder abuse as well as the many positive aspects of later life. More →
Time flies when you're blogging! We are proud to announce the two-year anniversary of NYCEAC's Elder Justice Dispatch Blog. Keeping in the tradition we began last year, in order to celebrate, we have summarized ten blogs from the past year and provide links to you for further reading. We are excited to share ten great blogs from the July 2013 - June 2014 stellar blog collection that collectively discuss myriad elder justice issues - from elder abuse in popular culture to podcast interviews with leaders in the field. More →
A NYC Housing Court judge recently found in favor of an older adult who was being abused by, and lived in fear of his immediate family members (Housing Court Huggins v. Randolph). Kings County Judge, Susan F. Avery, JHC based a significant portion of her findings on the rights of older adults to live with respect and dignity, and pointed to the hidden nature of elder abuse, emphasizing that the protection of older adults from abuse and exploitation is a matter of significant public concern. More →
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