AARP International Vol. 7, Issue 1 now available
The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Older People in Asia
The Asia Society and AARP will host a discussion of how the currentglobal financial and economic crisis is disproportionately affectingAsia’s older populations. Panelists will discuss the challenges andissues and will provide a platform for the exchange of ideas andinnovations to help older workers and improve their financial security.Jan. 26, 2009, New York, N.Y., United States
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Preparing for an Aging Society: The Singapore Experience
In the Winter 2009 edition of AARP’s The Journal, the Prime Ministerof Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, shares how his country is crafting newpolicies, improving the infrastructure, and developing effectiveprograms to enable older citizens to lead full and happy lives.
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Reinventing Retirement Asia: Employment and Active Engagement Beyond 50
AARP and the Council for the Third Age (C3A) cohosted an internationalconference on older workers and financial security for seniors inSingapore, Jan. 7–9, 2009. The conference brought together more than400 thought leaders and policy makers from governments, businesses,NGOs, and academia, from throughout Asia, Oceania, the United States,and from international bodies, such as the United Nations, theInternational Labor Organization, and the Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development.
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AARP Offers Two New International Databases
AARP has launched two new, searchable international databases.AgeSource Worldwide identifies several hundred information resources,such as clearinghouses, libraries, databases, training modules, and thelike, in some 25 countries. AgeStats Worldwide provides access tocomparative statistical data on the situation of older adults acrosscountries or regions and covers a variety of topics.Start your search at: www.aarpinternational.org/database/.
Obama’s Big Idea: Digital Health Records
The president-elect wants to computerize the nation’s health carerecords in five years. But the plan comes with a hefty price tag, andspecialized labor is scarce. Read this “CCN Money” article in AARP’sBulletin Today.
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A Year-End Look at the Economic Slowdown’s Impact on Middle-Age and Older Americans
Throughout 2008, the economy was battered by falling housing prices,increasing foreclosure rates, record stock-market losses, risingunemployment, and weak consumer spending. In December 2008, AARPconducted a survey of middle-age and older Americans to learn how theyhad fared during the previous 12 months and to examine theirexpectations of the government during difficult times.
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2009 AARP International Innovative Employer Awards
Apply online for the 2009 AARP International Innovative EmployerAwards, which are intended to recognize employers that havedemonstrated innovative workforce or human-resources practices thataddress issues relevant to the age-50+ workforce.
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Events
Feb. 3–4, 2009
2009AARP–U.N. Briefing, Series on Global Aging: ‘In Commemoration of the10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons’
United Nations Headquarters, New York, N.Y., United States
March 11–15, 2009
Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
Prague, Czech Republic
March 12–15, 2009
Ageing in the Mediterranean World
Valletta, Malta