On today’s show, we are talking to Aaron Guest. Aaron Guest is an interdisciplinary trained social-environmental gerontologist and Assistant Professor of Aging in the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. Dr. Guest is interested in the predominant social and environmental domains older adults live, and how knowledge can lead to increased understanding of and improvements in health. The scope of his research can be grouped into three overarching themes: Social & Built Environments Approaches to Reduce Health Inequities in Older Age.
Links:
https://theconversation.com/how-age-friendly-universities-can-improve-the-second-half-of-life-217259
https://www.afugn.org/
https://search.asu.edu/profile/1899695
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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:40 – Welcome to the Show
01:04 – Introduction to Aaron Guest
03:26 – Aaron’s Research
04:49 – Age-Friendly Ecosystem
07:34 – Age-Friendly Communities
10:10 – Universities Becoming Age-Friendly
17:10 – Age-Friendly University Network
19:42 – Healthcare Systems Working with Universities
21:34 – Contact Aaron
22:19 – Outro
