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GetSetUp Partners with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Make Its Interactive Learning Platform Accessible to 2.5 Million Older Adults | State
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GetSetUp, a new interactive video platform where older adults better their lives through the pursuit of learning, has partnered with The Aging & Adult Services Agency at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to make its interactive learning platform available to the state’s 2.5 million older …
Research indicates Mississippi River is older than thought | Science and technology
Summarizing this, Potter-McIntyre said what her team’s research showed was that the Mississippi River was flowing long before it was commonly believed to have been. Initially, it was believed the Mississippi River began flowing about 20 million years ago. However, because of Potter-McIntyre’s and Breeden’s work, it is now believed to have started flowing 70 …
4H Tech Changemakers teach technology to older generations | Features
EATONTON — With increased electronic communication leaving many members of older generations behind, a partnership between the Microsoft Corporation and the National 4-H Council has mobilized an energized group of 4-H Technology Changemakers to help provide resources and training to level the playing field. One of the first sites selected to begin implementing the 4-H …
Business of Aging Free Virtual Event Will Focus on Technology and Older People
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — St. Mary Development’s annual Business of Aging event will be virtual this year and free, although registration is required. The online event will take place on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 9-11 am. This year’s event kicks off with a keynote address by international venture capitalist, Dominic Endicott, who …
Santa Clara County takes steps to connect older adults to technology | News
Santa Clara County leaders this week set in motion a plan to connect older adults to technology, a need that has become more urgent since widespread shelter-in-place orders went into effect. Concerns about the impact of social isolation have grown as the majority of senior services have transitioned online. The increasing use of telehealth and …
Older Iowans learn to navigate technology in coronavirus era
CEDAR RAPIDS — Marilyn Jensen, 85, never thought she’d be swapping Saturday lunches with friends for morning chats with them over Zoom. Her first few attempts to learn the online video conferencing service were frustrating. Her computer didn’t have a microphone or a camera, but she enjoyed listening to everyone else’s conversations just the same. …
Apple supplier Dialog turns to older technologies to weather crisis
A surge in demand for notebooks, tablets, laptops and headphones during the coronavirus crisis is helping Anglo-German semiconductor specialist Dialog make up for the effects of the pandemic on its core smartphone components business. Chief executive Jalal Bagherli said the Apple supplier, which was hit by the shutdown of its largest customer’s production plants in …
How Technology Can Help In The Care Of Older People
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues relating to the lives and care of older people to the top of the news agenda. Older people and those with underlying health conditions are among the most susceptible to the coronavirus. And in the case of older people, many have a foot in both camps. But the crisis …
Climate change: older trees loss continue around the world
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tree loss in Bolivia increased hugely in 2019 because of fires that spread out of control Older, carbon-rich tropical forests continue to be lost at a frightening rate, according to satellite data. In 2019, an area of primary forest the size of a football pitch was lost every six …
Study future-proofs technological needs of older people – Griffith News
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for better communication technologies across all age groups and it is particularly important for many older people who live in aged care separated from their families and friends A new study launched by the Menzies Health Institute Queensland Australian Aged Care Technologies Collaborative aims to bridge this gap …