Lessons Learned from Elder Family Financial Exploitation
"I thought we had a family that would put mom and dad's needs first and found instead, some family members put their own needs first."
Responding to Social Isolation and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Kristin Litzelman, PhD; Assistant Professor & Extension State Specialist; University of Wisconsin-Madison | The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way that we interact with one another across the country and across the globe. Social distancing has been a powerful…
Social Determinants of Health: What’s Happenin’ on the Hill?
| Dr. Erin Yelland | Kansas State University | I recently attended a Congressional Briefing on the Social Determinants of Health to learn more about what is happening at the national level regarding the social determinants (for a refresher course…
ELI5: The Social Determinants of Health
Dr. Erin Yelland | Kansas State University To answer your first question, ELI5 is text lingo for ‘explain like I’m five’ and, admittedly, ELI5 posts from various online sources are the only reason I know random things. Example 1: What…
Gerontology in Family and Consumer Sciences: Where do We Go From Here?
If you weren’t able to listen to our webinar today on Gerontology in Family and Consumer Sciences: Where do We Go From Here?, no worries, you can still catch it on our recorded webinars page. What I want to share…
Experts on aging outline ideas for overcoming ‘implicit bias’
Quite often in life, without knowing or realizing it, many of us show our own bias; perhaps toward people, situations or even political contests. Erin Yelland says those are implicit biases. “An implicit bias is an attitude or a stereotype…
Engaging and Supporting Grandparent Caregivers in the Era of COVID-19
| Jim Bates, Ph.D. |Associate Professor, Field Specialist - Family Wellness | The Ohio State University, OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences | The forget-me-not is the official flower of Grandparents Day, which is observed on the first Sunday after…
Are mental health issues a normal part of aging?
|Roseanne Scammahorn, PhD, NCC - Ohio State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Darke County| |Lorrissa L. Dunfee, MS - Ohio State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Belmont County| Over eight million U.S. adults 65 or older…
Loneliness and Social Isolation…What Should We Know and What Can We Do?
|Chelsi Myer and Dr. Erin Yelland, Kansas State University| 2020…what will we hold onto from the year 2020? There have been life-altering changes, high stress, a global pandemic, and discussions of racial, ethnic, and political divides. Among all the chaos,…
Physicians’ Sharing Strategies for Patient Referrals to Extension’s Health Programs
|Dr. Cheryl Eschbach, Michigan State University| Michigan State University (MSU) Extension is part of a national network of land-grant institutions that implement a variety of evidence-based health programs for state residents. A common challenge for Cooperative Extension is community awareness…