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For Immediate Release For Further Information Older Adults Should Add A Few More (Belated) New Year's Resolutions to Their Lists, Advises American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging With New Year's resolutions still fresh in our minds, add a resolution to live healthier, the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) advises older adults. No matter your age, eating better, exercising, watching your weight, seeing your healthcare provider regularly, and quitting smoking once and for all, can help you get healthier and feel better for years to come. To help older adults achieve these goals, the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging has released a comprehensive and easy-to-understand tip sheet, "Top 10 Healthy New Year's Resolutions for Older Adults." The tip sheet offers leading experts' top 10 suggestions for getting, and staying, healthier in later life. Among other things, it explains how older people can eat a more healthful diet, guard against falls, get enough rest and exercise, and keep their minds sharp. ABOUT THE FHA In 1999, the American Geriatrics Society reached beyond its traditional role as a professional medical society and launched the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA). The FHA aims to build a bridge between geriatrics health care professionals and the public, and advocate on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence, and connections to family and community. The FHA champions initiatives in public education, clinical research, and public policy that advance the principles and practice of geriatrics medicine; educate policy makers and the public on the health care needs and concerns of older adults; support aging research that reduces disability and frailty, and improves quality of life and health outcomes; encourage older adults to be effective advocates for their own health care; and help family members and caregivers take better care of their older loved ones and themselves. ABOUT THE AGS Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (www.americangeriatrics.org) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people. The Society supports this mission through activities in clinical practice, professional and public education, research, and public policy. With an active membership of over 6,500 health care professionals, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies, and practices in geriatric medicine. |
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