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Event explores senior housing, urban renewal
Sustainable living, neighborhood revitalization and housing options for the elderly — as well as the connections among the three — will be the topics of an April 17 workshop presented by UIndy’s Center...
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CAC event explores ‘difficult conversations’
Professionals working with older adults often find themselves in the middle of tense family debates, but a May 15 workshop will offer strategies to make those discussions more productive. “Helping...
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CAC marks milestone with musical on aging
Read Indy Star preview UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community is known for its research, advocacy and education on issues related to aging, but this spring CAC is delving into the new field of …...
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Three UIndy students earn Schweitzer honor
Harker Three UIndy graduate students are among just 14 in Indiana selected for the 2012-2013 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program, joining more than 200 Fellows nationwide who will work with community...
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CAC tapped for major nursing home initiative
UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community, known for its work on nursing-home healthcare initiatives, has a key role in an Indiana University-led project that just received a multi-million dollar...
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State honors CAC director for healthcare work
Miller and Larkin Dr. Ellen Miller, executive director of UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community, received the state health commissioner’s Award for Excellence in Public Health on Monday in...
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PT professor earns honor from alma mater
Diehl Dyer Diehl, assistant professor in UIndy’s Krannert School of Physical Therapy, has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the PT program at his alma mater, North Carolina’s Elon...
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Dean explains state’s new physical therapy law
Kelly In an opinion column for Indiana newspapers, Dr. Stephanie Kelly, dean of UIndy’s College of Health Sciences, explains the importance of a new state law that gives patients direct access to...
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On the air: Occupational Therapy
Bednarski Drs. Rebecca Barton and Julie Bednarski of UIndy’s School of Occupational Therapy were guests Saturday on WIBC-FM’s The Sandwiched Generation. For the weekly talk show, aimed at listeners who...
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CAC workshop: Recreation for older adults
Helping older adults find fun and rewarding ways to spend their time is the topic Tuesday at a workshop hosted by UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community. Aimed at people and organizations that...
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Film screening Nov. 13: Senior financial abuse
UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community will host a free public screening Nov. 13 of a new public television documentary on the financial vulnerability of the elderly. A panel discussion will follow...
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Radio: CAC director on ‘Sandwich Generation’
Miller Dr. Ellen Miller, executive director of UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community, was a guest Thursday on WFYI-FM’s public-affairs talk show No Limits. “The Sandwich Generation” was the topic...
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NIH grant supports innovative stroke research
A grant from the National Institutes of Health is helping a UIndy physical therapy professor use the latest wireless technology to study how stroke patients walk, in an effort to develop more effective...
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Master of Public Health begins this fall
Program will prepare graduates to identify, combat health disparities A new UIndy master’s degree program will prepare professionals to identify health disparities and develop community-based...
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CAC workshop to explore older adult fitness
Professionals who work with older adults can learn about innovative senior fitness activities during a free workshop and film screening to be presented Thursday by UIndy’s Center for Aging &...
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On the air: CAC director on lifelong activity
Miller Dr. Ellen Miller, executive director of UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community, is a panelist for today’s episode of No Limits, the WFYI radio public-affairs show. The topic is “lifelong...
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CAC, CHS co-sponsor walkability summit
UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community and College of Health Sciences are sponsors of the first Indiana Walk Summit, a conference this week in Indianapolis on creating walkable communities. The event...
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CAC launches nursing home quality project
Funding, support available for regional quality improvement efforts The Indiana State Department of Health and UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community are collaborating on a statewide initiative to...
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Training sessions help decode dementia care
UIndy, IU experts collaborate on program for nursing home employees The behavior of dementia patients can pose challenges for nursing home staffers, especially if those workers don’t realize that their...
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Health faculty team to foster collaboration
Attending the recent Interprofessional Education Collaborative Fall Institute were UIndy’s Ellen Miller (left), Stephanie Combs Miller, Lori Rasmussen, Michelle Meer and Kate DeCleene Huber,...
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