In this Coffee Break, we will explore and discuss the National Institute on Aging’s super cool Brain Health Resource. This toolkit provides evidence-based information and resources – including a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying educator guide, a handout, and a supplementary document with more information on many topics related to brain health. These tools can help […]
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Love it or hate it, writing and publishing is an important part of our outreach and dissemination efforts. During this Coffee Break, we’ll talk about scholarship in Extension. Specifically, I’m interested in hearing from you: when you think about writing and publishing, how do you feel? (Excited? Scared? Conflicted?) When you sit down to do […]
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How we talk about something is just as important as what we say. During this Coffee Break, Kristin introduced the work of the FrameWorks Institute, an independent nonprofit that seeks to increase communications capacity by identifying, translating, and modeling relevant scholarly research to frame the public discourse on social problems. In particular, she shared some […]
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The prevailing cultural narrative in the US equates aging with increasing isolation and loneliness. Is that really what we typically see? In this Coffee Break, Kristin spoke about how social relationships change over time – both the quantity and the quality. She also talked about the important role Extension plays in limiting or preventing isolation […]
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How does health change as individual’s age? Many Americans equate aging with a progression of disease, deterioration, and dependency. But is that really what we see? In this Coffee Break, Kristin will highlighted three key messages about how health changes with age that enrich this stereotypical view of aging. Key points* 1) Physical and cognitive […]
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The financial well-being of older adults is a complex, multi-faceted topic, with issues ranging from retirement plans and affordable housing to estate planning and financial abuse. In this Coffee Break, Kristin discussed an important aspect of financial well-being in older adults: financial literacy. Listen now to the Coffee Break from January 6, 2017. Use this […]
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Inclusion and Diversity Resources Civility, inclusion, and diversity are important on-going topics of conversations in our communities and throughout Extension. As a follow-up to our discussion about ageism and implicit bias here is a compendium of resources that may be useful to you. Yes, there is a lot of information here, but for me, at […]
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Are you ageist? Are you sure? Why does it matter, anyway? In this session, we defined and discussed implicit bias and micro-aggression, and we talked about how and why to counter these in yourself and others. While we discussed this in the context of aging and ageism, these concepts are applicable to other *isms as […]
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Super Cool Tools: Older Americans 2016 We’ve all heard about the age wave – but what does the picture actually look like for older adults in the US? About this presentation: Listen now to the Coffee Break, from Nov. 4, 2016, when Kristin introduced the “Older Americans 2016: Key Indicators of Well-Being.” Using national data, […]
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Cultivating a Different Perspective on Stress During this Coffee Break, Kristin reviewed the science supporting a “new” approach to stress and introduce you to new tools (one book, one short online course) that aim to help people think differently about their stress. It’s not stress reduction, coping, or mindfulness (although that’s great, too!) – it’s […]
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