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Topic- Public policy
Canadians healthy, living longer
Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study shows that the overall health of Canadians is good and consistent with that of similar countries, and people are living longer with diseases.
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Well-being metrics critical to social, policy decisions
Income-based metrics that measure a country's economic growth don't tell the whole story about its population, argues Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, in an editorial in the journal Science and a Gallup blog post.
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Loneliness pervasive in public senior housing communities
"Contrary to popular opinion...the prevalence of loneliness (is) high in senior housing communities," researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found.
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Stats: More than 1 million in US with Parkinson's by 2030
An estimated 930,000 people in the US will be living with Parkinson's disease by 2020, increasing to 1.2 million by 2030, according to the latest report from the Parkinson's Prevalence Project, published in the Nature journal, npj Parkinson's Disease.
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New longevity economics report released on Capitol Hill
On May 10, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) presented "Longevity Economics: Leveraging the Advantages of an Aging Society," to lawmakers at a briefing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
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Stats: 55% of silent generation want walkable communities
Millennials and the Silent Generation now have something in common, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
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