Publications

This report explores the use of the community-engaged model to improve inclusivity and motivate seniors to incorporate digital technology in their daily lives.

The Office of University-Community Partnerships/Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement (OUCP/CHECE) and Advocates for Healthy Living Initiative (AHLI) approach to keep older adults engaged and active using digital technology emphasizes community partnerships, participant feedback, and opportunities to recognize and celebrate achievement.

The World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global report on ageism to call attention to the discrimination that older adults face, along with recommendations for a framework to reduce its adverse effects, explaining “ageism pervades many institutions and sectors of society, including those providing health and social care, the workplace, the media and the legal […]

Reports from the Pew Research Center confirm that older adults (65 years and older) continue to lag behind others in adopting technology innovations. Though this gap has closed significantly over the past decade, markedly fewer older adults own smartphones, tablets, or use social media than their younger counterparts. Only 7% of Americans indicate that they […]

By Donita Devance, Dr. Diane Hill, and Epiphany Munz. COVID-19 changed the way we communicate and interact globally, while underscoring deep inequities in access to the internet and digital technology, notably among urban-dwelling older adults on fixed low-incomes [...]