The School of Kinesiology presents a Killam lecture series on Healthy Aging From Cells to Societies. It is our hope that through this series of five lectures, our audiences will emerge with a greater appreciation for the many different ways to think about what promotes or hinders healthy and successful aging. Our goal is to support a Canadian culture that values science and discovery to support decisions – at both individual and policy levels.
Dr. Norah Keating, Director of Global Social Issues on Aging, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), is the second presenter in the Healthy Aging series.
She is a family gerontologist who is interested in issues faced by older adults and their families. As Director of IAGG’s Global Social Initiative on Aging, her research and capacity-building focuses on families and aging, liveability of older adults, and care. She is engaged in international research on liveability of communities for older adults in Australia, Canada and South Africa. As well, she is involved in a program of research on economic, health and social costs of care in Canada and China. Dr. Keating has worked to advise the World Health Organization on its ‘World Report on Ageing and Health’ in her role as expert on the environments of older adults.
Admission is free, however registration is required. Please click here to register.
Scheduled Upcoming Lectures:
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February 11th, 2020
Self-Determination As We Age, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Dr. Evan Adams, MD
Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority -
March 10th, 2020
The Environment and Our Health: New Discoveries Using Novel Approaches
Dr. David Rehkopf, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Research and Policy at Stanford University -
March 24th, 2020
Step Counting and Cadence Tracking in Older Adults:Implications for Health
Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD, FACSM, FNAK
Professor and Dean of the College of Health and HumanServices at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
