This is Growing Old

Beverlye Hyman Fead is an author, artist, activist, and inspirational speaker. in 2019, she received the Alliance for Aging Research Perennial Hero Award, presented each year to honor an older individual who is actively contributing to create positive societal change and serves as a role model for people of all ages. In this episode, Sue Peschin, President and CEO of the Alliance, talks with Bever...

Patty Peterson, a participant of the Alliance’s Talk NERDY to Me program, reflects on what she learned from the program and the importance of patient advocacy.  Talk NERDY to Me is seeking advocates to participate in the 2020 research-advocacy training program designed to empower senior patients and their family caregivers to engage in patient-centered outcomes research. Find out more here :...

Why is the All of US Research program on a mission to collect and study health data from a million people or more? And how will this data help improve health care for all of us? Find out in this conversation between Sue Peschin and Eric Dishman, Chief Innovation Officer at All of Us.  Learn more about All of Us and join now: https://allofus.nih.gov/ Learn more about Eric Dishman: https://allo...

Patient advocates Jim and Geri Taylor talk about their personal experience with Geri’s Alzheimer’s disease and what it’s been like during the pandemic; their work with the Alliance’s Talk NERDY To Me Training, and their latest campaign to change clinical trial recruitment in Alzheimer’s disease trials.  Read The New York Times article featuring Jim and Geri: https://www.nytimes.com/interactiv...

The National Association for Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) has been busy for the past few months helping older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk with n4a CEO Sandy Markwood about common challenges older adults face during the COVID-19 pandemic and how n4a is helping older adults get access to the information and services they need.  Learn more about n4a at https://www.n4a.org/ . Rea...

Sue Peschin talks with Lance Robertson, who serves as both Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administration for Community Living Administrator, about COVID-19’s impact on older adults. Learn more about ACL by visiting acl.gov . Visit www.agingresearch.org to learn more about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans.

The Alliance for Aging Research has encountered hundreds of inspiring people in its quest to promote healthy aging and we want you to meet them! Join Alliance President and CEO Sue Peschin twice a month as she interviews these changemakers in the Alliance’s new podcast, This is Growing Old , premiering June 3.