KVII
25 February 2019
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Amarillo, Texas, United States
A program called Live Well Fit in Amarillo, Texas runs a fitness and exercise class for senior citizens, whom they call golden girls. The women in the class, whose ages range from 50 to 85, can work out using bikes, weights, and aerobics in a fun and safe atmosphere. The program serves a population that often does not have many fitness opportunities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/health/a-twist-on-caring-for-a-parent-move-into-the-home.html
Paula Span
The New York Times
4 January 2016
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A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/27/when-prisons-need-to-be-more-like-nursing-homes
Maura Ewing
The Marshall Project
27 August 2015
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The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.
http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/07/the-bicycle-revolution-in-paris-five-years-later
Julio Godoy
Inter Press Service News Agency
18 July 2012
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Paris is a city plagued by traffic jams and air pollution. In 2007, the local government created a public bicycle sharing program called Velib that has drastically reduced the number of cars on the roadways and parking lots. During five years, over a hundred million people have used the program and it has a quarter of a million subscribers.
http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/there-bicycle-economy-two-cities-find.html
A.K. Streeter
TreeHugger
2 October 2012
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Conventional merchants are afraid to lose parking spaces to bike parking or bike lanes. New York and Portland are finding cyclists increase local economies, and spend more money too.
http://www.unionleader.com/Silver-Linings/With-obesity-on-the-rise-NH-seniors-turn-to-activity-and-technology-09302016
Gretchen M. Grosky
New Hampshire Union Leader
29 September 2016
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center geriatrician Dr. John Batsis has obtained a $796,500 grant to develop a home-based system of helping obese seniors lose weight, build muscle, and improve their strength using technology, video conferencing and personal coaching.
http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/how-a-fake-1950s-san-diego-town-could-help-alzheimers-patients-reminiscence-therapy/500159/?utm_source=nl__link5_091916
Linda Poon
CityLab
16 September 2016
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What can you do to enjoy time with Alzheimer’s patients? A suburb near San Diego has recently opened a new town square with architecture designed to look like it is from the 1950s. The space offers aging baby boomers with dementia or Alzheimer’s a place to enjoy and interact with nostalgia.
http://www.unionleader.com/silver-linings/silver-linings-medical-residents-make-house-calls-for-elders--20161030
Gretchen M. Grosky
New Hampshire Union Leader
29 October 2016
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Emergency room visits cost money and are not the most comfortable places to be. The Massachusetts-based Medicare program called Independence at Home gives doctors incentives to visit frail patients at home and received a cut of the cost. The program also pairs patients with social workers and continues to save Medicare millions of dollars.
https://qz.com/951879/palliative-care-in-mongolia-is-helping-people-die-with-grace-and-dignity
Andrew North
Quartz
6 April 2017
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Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id035856.html
Yuka Kume
Japan for Sustainability
30 June 2017
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Japan is a rapidly aging country. To help combat present and future ramifications it has implemented "Smart Wellness City Comprehensive Special Zones to Achieve Health and Longevity" to encourage and reward healthy living. So far it has resulted in citizens leading more active lives, BMI decreases for those who had a BMI of over 25, and lower medical costs.
http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/07/11/murphys-law-city-is-unequal-for-bike-users
Bruce Murphy
Urban Milwaukee
11 June 2017
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A report by the Rails to Trails Conservancy in Milwaukee has identified how increased access to bike paths could be a catalyst for development and economic growth in low-income, minority neighborhoods where people are less likely to be able to afford a car. Ironically, it is those neighborhoods that currently have the fewest bike trails. To call attention to this, the study created a "connectivity score" outlying the massive potential that bike trails create to key community entities such as schools, hospitals, and employment centers, while better connecting diverse neighborhoods and improving overall quality of life for the city as a whole, as they have done in Minneapolis.
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