Healthy Aging NOW!

A blog for aging well

Creative Encounters in Awe Walking: A journey into healthy aging through the arts

Feb. 15, 2024

It’s a wellness practice where participants take walks for typically 15 minutes or more, focusing on things that amaze and inspire them. Jennie Gubner, PhD, assistant professor of music at the University of Arizona and ethnomusicologist by training, first learned about the concept of “awe walking” through her mentor Virginia Sturm. She was inspired by Sturm’s findings and saw an opportunity for arts-based research to play a role in awe walking.

Three women participate in an Awe Walking event.

Perspectives on awe walking: Susan Johnson

Feb. 6, 2024

To Susan Johnson, awe is a feeling close to love and thankfulness.

Susan Johnson, right, poses with her pollinator house with Dr. Jennie Gubner, left.

A key to healthy aging: Nourishing mind and body

Nov. 14, 2023

Meghan Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN, assistant professor in the Advanced Nursing Practice and Science Division at the UArizona College of Nursing, shared insights about the importance of prioritizing essential nutrients for the sake of preserving health and preventing disease through aging. Skiba’s presentation, “The Essential Nutrients for Healthy Aging,” was the first of this season’s Innovations in Healthy Aging Lecture Series hosted by the UArizona Health Sciences.

Recapping Fall 2022 to Spring 2023: Aging and the Arts Poetry Circle

Sept. 28, 2023

During our past 2022-23 season, Innovations in Healthy Aging (IHA) had a total of seven Aging and the Arts Poetry Circles in a collaboration with the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Many participants attended more than one discussion to create stronger connections under the common theme of healthier aging for all. They also enjoyed our other IHA events, such as our Creative Encounters in Awe Walking and Lecture Series. As we enter the third year of our programming, not only have we built a regular, solid core of people that attend, but these participants have also started inviting their friends as well! Read for a recap and some insights on this past fall 2022 to spring 2023 season.

Highlights from the Innovations in Healthy Aging Lecture Series: Fall 2022 to Spring 2023

Aug. 22, 2023

During our 2022-23 season, we presented six lectures on healthy aging topics. We were joined by older adults, students, researchers and professors from the community and around the world, reaching over 2,000 people with 1,460 people attending virtually and 629 in person. If you missed a lecture, don't worry -- you can find the recording on our website!

Preparing the Workforce for an Aging Nation

July 17, 2023

In 2030, 1 in 5 people in the United States will be 65 years and older, and by 2034, individuals 65 years and older will outnumber youth under the age of 18. Although we have predicted this demographic shift for many years, has society begun to prepare the workforce accordingly?

Group of diverse people with various jobs

Depression in Late Life: Thoughts from a Geriatric Psychiatrist

Jan. 23, 2023

For optimum physical and mental health outcomes when taking care of a depressed older person, it is imperative to take a whole person approach, explains Geriatric Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Jasmine Singh, MD.

Meet the Leadership at Innovations in Healthy Aging

Oct. 18, 2022

Innovations in Healthy Aging, a strategic initiative of the University of Arizona Health Sciences, rethinks what it means to thrive while aging. IHA brings together world-class researchers, industry experts and community partners to address the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly aging population. Leading the initiative are Director Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN; Associate Director Mindy Fain, MD; and Associate Director Esther Sternberg, MD.

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