Center for Excellence in Aging and 健康

促进包容性, narrative-informed, outcome-oriented research and applied learning on healthful aging.

Applied learning and research on healthful aging

The Center for Excellence in Aging and 健康 (CEAH) was conceived in 2017 and launched in 2018 雇佣了 创始董事Tom Meuser, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and gerontologist with New England roots. CEAH is a university-wide center focused on engaging faculty and students in applied learning and research on healthful aging.


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Truly healthy aging is about having an engaged, 有意义的日常生活, as much as it is about taking a medication to treat a specific illness. The best research on human aging places the person first. A “whole person” approach recognizes that personal strengths, 欲望, and capabilities are just as important to good health as specific behaviors, 症状, 或诊断. CEAH is committed to looking beyond the deficit model to meet, 知道, and celebrate the lives and legacies of aging Mainers.

一种方法是通过 纽大传统esball世博苹果版本计划. Adults aged 55 years and older volunteer to support our faculty and students in conducting research on aging that’s inclusive and focused on making a difference. 另一种方法是通过 UNE生活挂毯项目 (LTP). Adults aged 55 years and older sit for a life-story interview focused on personal wisdom and important life lessons. Audio segments from LTP interviews are posted online following a StoryCorps model. These segments educate students about aging, and full interview transcripts become data for teaching and conducting qualitative research. Learn more and register to participate in LTP

CEAH collaborates with nearby senior living communities in support of student learning, 丰富居民生活, and promotion of applied research projects. A new satellite office will open in Fall 2021 in the Larrabee Village community of Westbrook Housing.

UNE is an Age-Friendly University 这是美国第一个.S. — and another CEAH goal is to promote vibrant, inter-generational communities on our campuses. Some of the best learning about aging happens when younger students and older scholars come together in shared study and personal exchange. 遗留的esball世博苹果版本 help make this kind of learning happen. All are welcome to join this free program.

For more information on the Center, read our blog on healthful aging.

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CEAH的研究重点 定义为 七大支柱 — Identities, Functions, Transitions, Generations, Practices, Economics, and Environments. The Center consults with faculty, 专业人员, and students to pursue meaningful applied projects linking these pillars.

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If you are age 55 or older, you can be a UNE遗产esball世博苹果版本. 通过这个项目, you volunteer to support our faculty and students in conducting research on aging that’s inclusive and focused on making a difference. The scholars program isn't the only way you can get involved, esball世博苹果版本 to learn about studies presently seeking volunteers or 参加活动.