Active Aging Week, which was first launched by the International Council on Active Aging® in 2003, is an annual weeklong campaign aimed at celebrating and highlighting the positive aspects of aging. The event showcases the abilities of older adults and their valuable contributions to society while also emphasizing the role models who lead the way.

For tips on How to observe #ActiveAgingWeek, visit Active Aging Day, check out some of the links below, or simply google “Aging”.

• ACTIVE AGING CANADA

• Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation

• Blood Brain Barrier Lab - Dr Alon Friedman

• Geriatric Medicine Research

• Shannex invests in healthy aging research at Dal with $2‑million gift

• After 63 years, alum fulfills dream of Bachelor of Arts degree

• Dalhousie University Department of Medical Neuroscience

Did you know that the BRC received funding for an Aging Brain Initiative from Dalhousie’s Office Research Services and has begun to develop an Aging Brain strategy to tackle neural disorders that are heavily biased to the current aging population? This includes research aimed to target diagnosis, early intervention and treatment of disorders such as dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS and beyond. This Aging Brain initiative produced a thought paper which described the situation for older adults in Nova Scotia and research topics to improve their situation. Consultations and reporting on findings are in progress and will be shared with the broader community in the near future.

Links to partner societies involved in Aging/Neurodegenerative diseases:

• Alzheimer Society

• Parkinson Canada - Atlantic Division

• NS Chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired People (CARP)