Ageism, Aging, and Age Discrimination

Annual Initiatives Against Ageism, Ageism in the News, videos, and more.

Reports on Ageism in different times and cultures, ageism in the media: invisible or insulted, ageism in the healthcare industry, and solutions.

MSNBC article - as boomers age, bias against the elderly becomes hot topic.

This site has a plethora of information on age, age inequality, ageism, Alzheimer's disease, and gerontology. Resources include professional organizations, journals, reference, discussion groups, and mailing lists.

From Oxford Reference: "A large national organization in the United States that advocates on behalf of Americans in the older age groups, roughly 55 years and older. There are equivalent organizations in most other nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), i.e., upper-income nations. See http://www.aarp.org."

A group of experts dedicated to understanding the basic mechanisms of aging in order to develop interventions in age-related disease and increase healthy lifespan for all.

AFAR is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.

The Network on Multicultural Aging is a national community of individuals and organizations who are concerned with diversity and working toward cultural competence on all levels.

Includes practice guides on many topics including emotional support, food services and leisure activities for cross-cultural clients.

From their website: " the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. GSA’s principal mission — and that of our 5,400 members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public."

The NCOA is the nation’s leading nonprofit service and advocacy organization representing older adults and the community organizations that serve them. Their goal is to improve the health and economic security of 10 million older adults by 2020.