Welcome to Atlantic Institute on Aging
What we are… The Atlantic Institute on Aging, developed in 2009, serves as a politically neutral space for various people and organizations to collaborate on research, projects, and programming related to aging and eldercare. The Institute works to promote a holistic portrait of aging and how society can address the challenges, as well as harness the opportunities, presented by aging population. Most of all, the Institute promotoes a new philosophy of aging; aging as sharing wisdom.
The Institute was formed because… On their own, neither government, nor the research community, nor the NGO community, nor the private sector is equipped with the tools, ideas, or energy required to support Atlantic Canada’s aging population in a holistic way. The Institute provides a space in which all sectors of society can work together to explore issues related to aging.
Modern technologies, medicines, vaccines, and, mostly importantly, new knowledge has dramatically increased life expectancy in almost every part of the world. However, helping people live longer is not the same as helping people live well. As we head towards a future where approximately 25% of the population of the developed world is 65 and older, we must reflect on and plan for supporting that population. The founding principle of the Institute is that the only way that society will be able to support itself is by truly adopting a new philosophy of aging. This new philosphy is that aging means sharing wisdom. See our About Us page for more information about the philosophy of aging as sharing wisdom.
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