Primary Education Topic:
Leadership in Aging
Other Education Topics:
Legal & Ethical Issues
Policy and Advocacy
Multiple gaps exist between aging experts’ and the American public’s understanding of aging. How can we forge better messaging about the challenges of aging?
By Laura A. Robbins
Eight leaders of eight national aging organizations walked into a room. One asked, “Why hasn’t the Older Americans Act been reauthorized?” A second one wondered, “Why aren’t there more funders [in aging], given the country’s demographics?” A third questioned, “Why do so many people think Social Security is an entitlement, not the earned benefit that it is?”