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Dr. William T. Gallo, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Hunter College, quoted in NY Times article
on health and job loss.

(read the entire article here) |
(PDF text version here)

Daily Money Management Symposium 2009
Elders Aging In Place: Who's Paying the Bills?

The Value of Daily Money Management and a Blueprint for Policy.
Listen to what the experts have to say about daily money managment in Brookdale's first audio podcast. The entire program presented on November 13th, 2009 is now available to for download.
(Click here to listen to the podcast)

Brookdale Publishes Chapter on Immigrants and Urban Aging
Read chapter 10 of the newly published book "Urban Health and Society: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice.

(Read comments & order book here)

 


Aging Experts Recommend Expansion of Program that Protects Elderly New Yorkers from Financial Abuse and Promotes Their Independence.
Brookdale Center and AARP release reports showing the need for and economic impact of statewide expansion of Daily Money Management Programs. (read more)

Hunter College's Marianne C, Fahs, PhD Featured in CBS TV Special on Healthy Aging & Longevity
Watch the CBS Channel 2 News health special Go! New York. Living Longer, Living Better - the secrets of living a longer, healthier life and and how science is helping in the battle against aging. (Click the Links below to watch the program in it's entirety, or right-click to download to your hard drive)

GO! New York, Part 1 | GO! New York, Part 2

( Please note-- download times may vary depending on the speed of your computer).

Brookdale Center Presents First Economic Research Study on the Value and Costs of Daily Money Management (DMM) Programs
This research, a first of its kind, uses standard microeconomic costing techniques to estimate the cost of DMM programs, compared to current alternatives such as... (read more)

Brookdale's Daily Money Management Study Featured in NCEA's Sept 2009 eNewsletter
(Read the article here)

Brookdale Partners with NYC Department for The Aging on Healthy Indicators Project
New York has undertaken a major three-year program to improve the
quality of life for the city’s older adults, and... (read more)

Read All About Assessing Programs That Help the Elderly with Money Matters
Programs that intervene to help vulnerable elderly manage their financial affairs have spread across the nation, and according to case reports... (read more)

Elder Abuse, Guardianship and the Brooke Astor Case
There has been a growing awareness of elder abuse in recent years. In light of the publicity surrounding the guardianship proceeding for NY socialite, philanthropist Brooke Astor and the allegations of neglect and mistreatment it seems the issue has come to the forefront in the media. (read more)