LeverAGE
LeverAGE is the latest podcast from the American Society on Aging (ASA), covering the politics of aging. Hear from policy experts, grassroots organizers and the ASA community as we push for stronger policies and better platforms for all of us as we age.
Podcasting since 2020 • 25 episodes
LeverAGE
Latest Episodes
Hill Day 2024: Supporting Indigenous Elders Access to Obesity Care Options
In the latest episode of the Leverage Podcast, we review the impactful events of Hill Day 2024. Joined by advocates from the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), the focus was to raise awareness about the unique needs of Indigenou...
September 06, 2024
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44:53
Engaging Older Adults as Climate Advocates: Barriers, Benefits and Solutions
Alan Gutterman recently launched the Older Person’s Rights Project to advance awareness of the challenges and opportunities inherent in our increased longevity. In this podcast, he speaks with Karl Pillemer, professor in the Department of Psych...
May 02, 2023
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34:30
Climate and Older Adults as Advocates—Linking Hope to Action
Alan Gutterman, a long-term partner and senior counsel in law firms, recently launched the Older Person’s Rights Project to advance awareness of the challenges and opportunities inherent in our increased longevity. In this podcast he speaks wit...
April 25, 2023
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32:02
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers & Call to Action
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) released the comprehensive 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers in September, with hundreds of actionable recommendations and tactics for federal and state agencies, communities, empl...
November 10, 2022
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14:27
Loneliness as a Public Policy Issue
Loneliness affects more than one-third of adults, and as we age, experiencing loneliness can increase our risk of adverse emotional and physical health outcomes. Programmatic interventions to decrease loneliness and isolation are growing, but w...
June 10, 2022
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12:01