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Estrella Portillo knows seeking immediate mental health assistance in relation to the Latino community is a big challenge.

The Longevity Project is an annual campaign to drive discussion about what it takes to live a long, fulfilling life in our valley. This year’s project focuses on mental health. The Aspen Times and Glenwood Springs Post-Independent are partnering over the next month and will explore topics in mental health including resources (Aug. 27), substance abuse (Sept. 3), suicide prevention (Sept. 10) and law enforcement (Sept. 17).

For farmers and ranchers across the state of Colorado, it can be difficult to access mental health care that caters to their specific concerns and needs. Various agriculture and behavioral health agencies, however, are looking…

Getty Images The oldest living American is a Charlotte, NC woman named Hester Ford, who is either 115 or 116 years old (the record is fuzzy.) Unfortunately, if she has the secret to a long and happy life on this earth (and how she managed not to be hospitalized until age 108!), she’s not talking. “I just live right, all I know,” Ford told her local CBS TV station in August. But while Miss Ford may not know why she’s made it this far, we do know that there are some misconceptions about ...

Stop Believing These Longevity Myths to Live a Longer, Healthier, and Happier Life Prevention 3/6/2021 Stephanie Dolgoff © Getty Images If living to a ripe old age and staying healthy is your goal, knowing what to believe about these longevity myths is a good start, according to doctors. The oldest living American is a Charlotte, NC woman named Hester Ford, who is either 115 or 116 years old (the record is fuzzy.) Unfortunately, if she has the secret to a long and happy lif...

By Carole Carson | Submitted to The Union My husband jokingly told me he thought maybe I was religious because I kept talking about the hereafter, as in, “What did I come in here after?” If, like me, you find yourself walking into a room wondering what you came for, be assured you are not alone. Common to individuals of any age, what we are experiencing is the “doorway effect.” Indeed, researchers found that walking through a doorway resets memory. Recent temporary memories are discarde...

By Carole Carson | Submitted to The Union “What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?” asks S.J. Watson, author of the international bestseller “Before I Go to Sleep.” Memory is fundamental to our well-being. It links our past with the present, allowing us to draw on our experiences to help us today. Simultaneously, it provides continuity with what will be. And if you think about it, even creativity is driven by memory. Memory capabilities and deficits are inherited. Yet becau...

In seeking to lead longer and healthier lives, Americans should consider emulating the nations Latino population, David Hayes-Bautista, a professor of medicine and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told participants at the conference. Latinos in the United States enjoy longer life expectancies and lower death rates from heart disease, cancer and other causes than non-Hispanic whites, said Hayes-Bautista, citing data from ...

A recent Stanford conference looked at everything from business innovations to caregiving to new ways for Americans to work and thrive throughout the increasingly long lives theyre now living.

Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Imperative For American Universities To Find Ways To Better Serve Adult Learners New Report from the Longevity Project Makes Case for Investments in Lifelong Learning News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The coronavirus pandemic has both revealed emerging challenges to the service model of American colleges and universities while also presenting a strong opportunity for them to serve adult learners, accord...