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Aging: So Cool Everyone is Doing It
On February 19, the Age-Friendly Innovation Center partnered with Columbus City Schools’ (CCS) Wellness Team to roll out the video, "Aging: So Cool Everyone is Doing It" on the district’s social media channels and website.
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Age Friendly: Who Clears the Snowy Sidewalks?
Congratulations to Christine Happel, assistant director of the Age-Friendly Innovation Center, for her interview in the Columbus Dispatch story, "Columbus law requires property owners to clear sidewalks. Does the city enforce it?"
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OhioMHAS Awards SOAR Network Innovation Grant to LiFEsports to Expand “Coach Beyond” Training Initiative to Youth Sports
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) today announced it has awarded a $250,000 SOAR Network Innovation Grant to LiFEsports – a premiere model for sport-based positive youth development at The Ohio State University – to extend its “Coach Beyond” trainings to community based sports organizations.
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Healing, spiritual purposes drive many veterans’ use of psychedelics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Most U.S. military veterans who have used psychedelics reported in a recent study that they pursued the substances for healing or spiritual exploration, and over 80% said they benefited from the experience – even those who had challenging outcomes.
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“School Coaches in the United States: Insights from the National Coach Survey”
Congratulations to Drs. Samantha Bates and Dawn Anderson-Butcher for their recently published article in Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.
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Age-Friendly Innovation Center’s (AFIC) Marisa Sheldon and Christine Happel recently interviewed by the Now at Ohio State podcast
The discussion covered how important transportation is to older adults and how access impacts mental and physical health, independence and autonomy.
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Research Brief: LGBTQIA2+ Friendly Aging
Depicting older adults as lonely, and unengaged is common, but not accurate. LGBTQIA2+ older adults form meaningful relationships despite discrimination, and marginalization.
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O'Quinn's love for soccer helps make a positive impact in youth development
As the director of Sports Leadership and the LAFC Youth Leadership Program at the Bresee Foundation, O’Quinn has a strong passion for soccer which has helped him make a positive impact in youth development in Los Angeles.
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Summer story: Christine Happel
Picnics are a favorite during the summer, and Christine Happel, co-organized and hosted a first-of-its-kind outing in Columbus this year called So Camp!
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Is central Ohio ready for retirement?
Dr. Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, director of research for the Age-Friendly Innovation Center, will join a panel discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 7, hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club.
