Report for the New Jersey State Policy Lab & New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW)By Audrey Meng, Rutgers University New Jersey residents are living longer, but not necessarily better. […]
Category: 60+
Not Just a “Young Person’s Issue”: Disrupting the Myths Around Senior Food Insecurity in New Jersey
By: Jackie Philbin, RDN, LDN Director of Healthcare Partnerships, Brooklyn Kitchen When people think of food insecurity, they often picture young families or children — not their neighbor, their grandparent, […]
Accessing Helpful Cannabis Resources
By Angela Speakman, cannabis educator at Stockton University While cannabis has existed for thousands of years, accessing clear, understandable information about it today can sometimes be a challenge. The narrative […]
NJAAW Celebrates 25 Years Serving NJ Older Adults, ‘Dares to Envision’ Policy Progress
To honor the milestone and draw support for its mission, the organization is spotlighting the top issues affecting the state’s growing population of older adults. HAMILTON, NJ — October 198, […]
Are Things Changing in Hollywood?
Aging on the Big Screen By: Cathy Rowe Hollywood is not known for treating age kindly – especially for women. But I have noticed a changing trend in the past […]
“Building a direct care workforce for an aging population”
By: Cathy RoweJune 6, 2022 This article was originally published on njbiz.com and is posted here with permission. At New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, we are always looking at the numbers. […]