About Health, Aging & Society
About Health, Aging & Society
We live in an era when health and aging greatly impact, and present unique challenges and opportunities for, societies around the world.
Significant challenges exist in addressing health, social care, welfare, and accommodation needs of increasing numbers and proportions of older people, while older people themselves face new economic and political circumstances.
Meanwhile, emerging positive activities and cultures of aging have radically changed capacities, experiences, and expectations in later life.
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News & Stories
February 17, 2023
Older adults with obesity experienced greater stress during COVID-19’s first year
Adults over 50 living with obesity were more likely to experience stressors during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being less likely to perceive the pandemic’s consequences as negative, says a McMaster University-led study....
November 28, 2022
Peer support is a valuable mental health service, research finds
“Somebody helped me at one time, and I wanted to be able to pay it back.” Peer support services offered by CMHA Hamilton offer an overwhelmingly positive experience, a new McMaster study finds....
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