Episode 29 – Health Equity in Aging

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Episode 29 - May 2023 Topic: Health Equity in Aging Host: James Millward, DMSc, PA-C Guests: Leanne Clark-Shirley, PhD, and Nathan Hart, PA-C Resources: World Health Organization - Ageing and Health American Society on Aging Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures CDC - Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging - Dementia Risk Reduction CDC - Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years — United States, 2019 World Health Organization - Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health National Library of Medicine - "Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions." Levy BR, Slade MD, Chang ES, Kannoth S, Wang SY. Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions. Gerontologist. 2020 Jan 24;60(1):174-181. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny131. PMID: 30423119; PMCID: PMC7182003. Alzheimer Society of Canada - Stigma Against Dementia Louise Aronson - "Elderhood" Administration for Community Living - Area Agencies on Aging CDC - Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging - Social Determinants of Health and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias