Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 21. Volunteering and Health for Aging Populations
(2011) In the next two decades, the number of Americans age 55 or older will swell from 76 million to 110 million as the large baby-boom generation continues to age. Older Americans’ health and well-being is important for the entire society, and the longer they can live independently, the lower the social costs will be for the society as a whole.
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Program and Policy Implications
Volunteering and Health for Aging Populations
In the next two decades, the number of Americans age 55 or older will swell from 76 million to 110 million as the large baby-boom generation continues to age. Older Americans’ health and well-being is important for the entire society, and the longer they can live independently, the lower the social costs will be for the society as a whole. This e-newsletter provides an overview of demographic characteristics of older volunteers and highlights recent findings from research affili-ates of NIA-supported centers specializing in the demogra-phy, economics, and epidemiology of aging.
This e-newsletter provides an overview of demographic characteristics of older volunteers and highlights recent findings from research affiliates of NIA-supported centers specializing in the demography, economics, and epidemiology of aging.
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Report. Population and Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa
(2002) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)* is the most water-scarce region of the world. Home to 6.3 percent of the world's population, the region contains only 1.4 percent of the world's renewable fresh water.
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(2014) Myanmar (known as Burma until May 1989) is back in the news, especially as it has recently made great strides toward a more democratic regime. The country is expanding its outreach to the international community and seeking more global economic connections.
(2003) Reaching age 100 has long fascinated society. The century mark holds an almost mystical importance as a seal of hardiness and good health — the sign of a life well-lived.