Aging in the News

• Aid to aging America
  Monitor on Psychology, Vol 39, No. 9, October 2008

• Presidential Initiatives: Aging redefined
  Monitor on Psychology, Vol 39, No. 9, October 2008

• New 'Everyday Cognition' Scale Tracks How Older Adults Function in Daily Life
  APA Press Release, June 2008

• APA Task Force Urges Integrated Health Care Model As Population Ages
  APA Press Release, February 2008

• Integrating Aging Topics Into Psychology: A Practical Guide For Teaching Undergraduates
  Provides guidance about aging topics in the core curriculum, as well as in more specialized areas, such as gender and industrial organizational psychology.

• The Aging Workforce: Realities, Myths, and Implications for Organizations
  The Aging Workforce examines the changing demographics of the workforce, and their impact on the world of work. The numbers and proportions of older individuals in the U. S. population are increasing.

Aging and Human Sexuality Resource Guide
Recently updated annotated bibliography of journal articles, relevant books, and resources for older adults and their families on aging and sexuality.

Life Plan for the Life Span 2012 (PDF, 3.4MB)
Produced by the APA Committee on Aging; assists individuals in planning for the variety of challenges that often arise as people age. It offers guidance and links to resources helpful in planning for legal/financial, health, psychological, social, and work life/retirement issues.

Aging wisely: Keys to longevity and well-being
This is the cover story of the November issue of the Monitor on Psychology. Articles include: "A healthy mind, a longer life"; "Caring for caregivers"; "A little help from your home"; "The forgotten population"; and "Better testing for impairment."