Health & Wellbeing

A walk is a proven way to treat a host of ailments, but not everyone should take the same path. In the latest issue of AARP’s The Bulletin, health experts provide Walking Prescriptions for Health.

Caregiving, financial security, health care—Arkansans 50-plus face multiple challenges. That’s why AARP Arkansas has expanded its list of topics for group presentations. Civic clubs, church groups, AARP chapters and other organizations can book a free presentation on Medicare, Social Security or caregiving, as well as the ever-popular Fraud Watch Network workshops.

Join our online Q&A sessions for tools for keeping your 2018 healthy resolutions all year

Americans overwhelmingly want to age at home. But that can be difficult for those who need help with tasks such as bathing and preparing meals.

Nobody should face a big tax increase because they have high medical costs.

Technology has spurred great advances in medicine, and now it’s improving access to health care as well. Act_203_2017_ , which took effect August 1, allows patients in Arkansas to initiate an audiovisual visit with a doctor from home or another convenient remote location.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and other recent severe weather incidents serve as devastating reminders of the power of mother nature. Disaster recovery occurs at the most inopportune times; it’s never planned. But there are steps that you can take to be as prepared as possible before a disaster strikes.

In 2010, AARP Arkansas helped initiate creation of the Arkansas Silver Alert—a system that mobilizes searches for lost adults with Alzheimer’s disease and similar cognitive disorders.

AARP Arkansas is bringing CAREversations –an interactive family caregiving event—to North Little Rock on Thursday, August 17.

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a razor-thin margin. In this video, our State Volunteer President explains how the AHCA would substantially raise costs and limit health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansans. Call 844-222-0110 and urge Senator Tom Cotton to do the right thing—and oppose this bad, high-cost bill.