The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.
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Spanish-language Videos Use First-Person Stories to Increase Awareness of Palliative Care Among Latinx Communities
A video series produced by the Enguídanos Lab offers structured accounts of how a range of individuals have benefited from palliative care.
USC Gerontology Students Help Older Adults Navigate Technology, Fight Isolation
Students serve their local communities and empower older adults via virtual communication.
USC Gerontology Experts and Students Promote Intergenerational Understanding
During a tumultuous year full of fear and conflict — from an unprecedented pandemic to a bitter election fight — conversations between younger and older people can produce mutual benefit and meaningful change.
Students support nonprofit bringing meals to people facing illness
USC Student Gerontology Association raises funds for Project Angel Food, a nonprofit which cooks and delivers meals to those living with serious illnesses.
Gerontology students reach out to older adults isolated by COVID-19
Members of the USC Student Gerontology Association and the USC chapter of the service group Glamour Gals are connecting with older adults across the country.
Thinking Creatively in the Age of COVID-19: Solutions for Older Adults
Instructional Associate Professor Caroline Cicero, director of the USC Age-Friendly University Initiative, encourages everyone to determine how communities can foster connections with sequestered residents who may be overlooked by mainstream service providers.
Master’s student Kayee Liu connects with his community through nutrition education and filmmaking
Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity (MSNHL) student Kayee Liu enjoys sitting down with patients and helping them develop healthy eating plans.
USC Chapter of GlamourGals Shows the Beauty of Intergenerational Friendship
Volunteer opportunity provides senior living residents with manicures, makeovers, and companionship and inspires a gerontology student to do more.
USC celebrates International Day of Older Persons
To mark the United Nations-created holiday, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology led campus-wide events raising awareness of the opportunities and challenges related to our aging society.