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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

I actually wonder though, since we’re on a GeriPal broadcast, I think that people are under emphasizing the special risk of older people. So it’s just every single part of our life is affected and mental health issues. I mean, many people in their mid to older years are on certain medications. So we could go on.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period. Alex: But the longer title’s Ethno-Geriatrics and Special Populations. So yes, they have a lot of substance use and mental health problems, but folks aren’t homeless.