Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2011 - Keys to Embracing Aging | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2011.1) | 80 |
Number of participants reporting improved knowledge regarding life span behavior and decisions that affect health and well-being (such as enhanced knowledge of: positive attitude, smart and healthy eating, physical activity, mental activity, social activity, tuning-in to the times, safety, health numbers, stress management, financial management sleep, and taking personal time) |
| 2011.2) | 80 |
Number of participants reporting improved life style behavior skills |
| 2011.3) | 80 |
Number of participants who demonstrate healthy lifestyles and behaviors |
Author: Danielle Barrett
Major Program: Keys to Embracing Aging
People are living longer. Our current population of seniors (65+) is 14.4%, a number that is expected to double in the next 40 years due to the aging Baby Boomers (post WWII babies born between 1946-1964). Approximately 25% of our population includes Boomers, who, in 2011, started turning 65. Meanwhile, babies born in 2011 are projected to live to be 75 years old (3 years younger than the national average). Whether it is the graying of America or projected changes in life expectancy, healthy agi
