As we get older, keeping our minds sharp becomes increasingly important—and fortunately, one of the best ways to protect our brain health is also one of the most fulfilling: building and maintaining meaningful social connections.
AARP Oregon has worked for many years with community colleges around the state. Whether you are recareering, learning a new skill or refreshing a subject you love, lifelong learning is a key component to healthy aging (Ageing Soc. 2018)
As worries about coronavirus-era safety at public venues and absentee ballot controversies swirl elsewhere in the country, Oregonians are simply sticking to the process that’s worked for the past 20 years—universal mail-in voting, without in-person polling.
My Fitness Center reopened over the summer and yet I haven’t returned. That’s strange, considering I’ve been an OCD work-out freak most of my adult life – even in my disabled and wheelchair recent years. Why the hesitation, I ask myself.