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In conclusion, elderly Americans face many obstacles as they grow in age, such as ageism, workforce discrimination, poverty,

With numerous foot pathways, bike paths bridges and tunnels, Reston is truly a haven for pedestrians. After the Metro opened a Silver Line in 2014, cars almost became an unnecessary item for the residents of Reston. On top of its pedestrian friendliness and traffic safety, Reston is a place filled with parks, wildflower meadows and wooded areas. With recreational areas of more than fifteen hundred acres (including golf courses, public pools, bridle paths, and tennis courts) 23 educational institutions of all levels and a state-of-the-art medical complex, it’s no wonder that CNN Money Magazine ranked Reston as the 7th best place to live in

Transportation is an important aspect in the senior’s population when it comes to getting around to places like their doctor appointment or their daily morning program. Many older adults that do not have a family member to take them around depend on the public transportation such as buses, train, and taxi. In Boston, The MBTA provide a special program called The Ride that provided transportation to the elderly with a low cost. There are also other senior insurance companies that also provide their transportation through other transportation company. More than 20% of American at age 65 years old and older do not drive according to the federal government’s National Household Travel Survey (Abrahms, 2013) and in America, there about 8.4 million

Aging Americans, like other age groups, are feeling the effects of the declining real estate and stock markets, as well as soaring fuel and food prices. Seniors’ economic security will only increase in importance as the U.S. population ages. The nation’s health and social services resources will face unprecedented demand as 75 million people in the baby boomer generation reach retirement age—some with eroded savings and retirement accounts. Aging people of color are more likely than white

Leading social determinant for elderly is limited access to transportation and community- based resources. The health fair will assist participants with access to health information and community resources.

Safety around trains, and train tracks is imperative, especially considering that trains can weigh as much as an M60 Tank, and can easily destroy your car, your stuff, and you. Although the

Due to the new funding of Measure BB, there are more options for expansion than ever before. Furthermore, according to several stakeholders, increasing more wheelchair accessible services and having more availability to same day service is important for maintaining independence and safety for the seniors and people with disabilities of Alameda County. In addition to the population of the baby boomers on the rise, it is important to find solutions for today, as well as planning for tomorrow.

If everyone voiced their opinion, concerning inaccessible buildings in our community, would be a small step to correcting this problem in our society. These inaccessible buildings are a big deal to people with the disabilities. The buildings can be a major obstacle in their life. I have worked with disabled individuals and elderly individuals for about 15 years. I discovered the lack of accessibility to many places when, I assisted them in the community. Usually, these individuals were in wheelchairs as I pushed them into stores to do some shopping. So, I am aware of how many places in our community was not wheelchair friendly. Before, I went into the community with these individuals, I had to pre-plan everything. Some of the plans included, parking, accessible bathrooms, drinking fountains, and if we were able to even enter into the building (if the building did not have a ramp, elevator, and so on). This planning occurs on a daily basis for people with disabilities. I feel that every place should be accessible for everyone whether they are in a wheelchair, stroller,

I want to introduce myself to you. I am the Woonsocket Health Equity Zone (HEZ) Manager at Thundermist Health Center. The Woon HEZ collaborative uses a place base approach in order to ensure that all neighborhoods become the kinds of places that enable all children and families to succeed and thrive. This requires intentional efforts to build, sustain and operationalize certain types of community capacity. The HEZ grant renewal process is underway and one of our required year 2 activities around improving physical activity in the community is for the collaborative to engage the City to develop a plan to improve non-motorized transportation in priority areas. It has come to our attention that a few years ago the YWCA conducted and developed a Walkability plan for Woonsocket and that parts of that plan has been integrated into the

With alleged news of government cuts of funding on Meals on Wheels can garner lots of concern when looking at potential consequences to this. Programs like Meals on Wheels not only provide meal assistance, but they also act as a form of healthy social interaction that can strengthen an elder's social networks. For some seniors, this may be the one of the only sources of social interaction they receive consistently, and depleting these resources will only hurt these already vulnerable populations. Something else to note could be the potential for more heat waves in metropolitan areas like Chicago in the upcoming years. Climate change is occurring and this can result in worse living conditions for those who are poor and live in isolation, as they may not be able to afford proper cooling systems, similarly to many of the victims Klinenberg described. Another thing to consider is how these disparities can be lessened realistically since, as Marmot had talked about in The Status Syndrome, equality of opportunity does not necessarily equate to equality of outcome; having people who start their lives off at a fair point doesn’t guarantee that none of the individuals will end up dying alone in isolation because of the absence of equality of

The topic for our aging group project was to see what difficulties elder people have when going on roller coaster rides and shopping at MOA and playing basketball at the park. We hoped to learn about the difficulties that elder people have walking around the mall or even going on roller coaster rides so that we could think of ways to benefit their experience. We chose to play basketball to show how much the aging suit can affect your movement and how it is harder to do things you love when you get older. We also choose to go to the mall to find out how difficult it is to walk from store to store; we also wanted to experience what it is like for an elderly person to go on a roller coaster ride. First, we started off finding out the facts of

We all have someone in our life that is aging. There will be a big shift in our population within the next 3 years. The baby boomers are aging; between the years of 1946-1964 approximately 75 million Americans were born. (Clan, 2017) By the year of 2020 1 in 4 people will be considered older adults or over the age of 65. North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and California are states where the aging populations is choosing to retire. During Professor Lamb’s presentation, why the older population is choosing certain areas of North Carolina will have a higher population of older adults. North Carolina is a destination states due that mountains, beaches, shopping and golf courses and we also have increased and better health

I would like to focus and investigate the lack of age appropriate transportation services for the elderly and people with disabilities. The issue of transportation becomes a major concern when the elderly and people who are disabled develop uncontrollable age related illnesses and are no longer healthy to drive. Losing the privilege to drive brings independence to an end and forces the elderly to stay at home which may lead to despair and other emotions. Therefore, it is essential to provide our senior citizens and people with disabilities with reliable transportation to help them maintain their independence. It is important to create reliable services to support them in making choices about how they want to live the last years of their

In conclusion, I asked these questions to two other urban planners, from two different cities, and they were also uncomfortable with these questions as was Adam. Again, it reminded me of our first assignment “Simultaneous Translation” where we discussed that words or phrases can mean one thing to one population yet another definition to someone else. In this case, phrases such as “environmental gerontology” or “age friendly communities” or even “aging in the community” are examples of phrases that through these urban planners for a loop. It’s an example of putting the cart before the horse as many aspects of gerontology are new phrases, as well as concepts, due to the fact that we’re in the beginning stages of dealing with an epidemic

Pedestrian under hood air bag is used to protect the pedestrians when a car hits them. A pedestrian impact sensor is used to detect if the object being hit is a pedestrian. A rubber tube is laid inside the bumper of the car, during impact the tube is collapsed a little releasing a puff of air, which is then able to detect what is being hit by the use of the small sensors. If it is a pedestrian, then in less than one- one hundred of a second an airbag is inflated. Its purpose is to protect the pedestrian from hitting their head on the windshield and instead provide a cushioned surface. 23