Pearl Dykstra will speak at a seminar on 17 September, and will highlight how population affects us all. For more information on this event, click here.
2015
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Did you know that in 2009-11, the differential in life expectancy between the 20% most deprived areas and the Northern Ireland average was 4.1 years for males and 2.6 years for females? For more information, see Making Life Better: Monitoring the Wider Social Determinants of Health & Wellbeing (Key Indicators 2015) on the Department of […]
Save the date: Older People and Health and Social Care – Getting the ‘Right’ Approach: How including the voices of older people and other human rights-based approaches improves outcomes in health and social care for older people. This event is organised by AgeNI and the ARK Ageing Programme. Click here for more details.
Did you know that the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among people aged 50 years or over in Northern Ireland is 12.4%? This is higher than in the Republic of Ireland, where it is 8.6%. For more information, see the report Understanding disability in older heart disease patients in Ireland and Research Brief Disability […]
‘Is Northern Ireland a good place to be old?‘ is a video infographicwhich is based on data on ageing and ageism from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
‘Is Northern Ireland a good place to grow old‘ by Paula Devine and Gemma M Carney (ARK Research Update 100) is based on data from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.
Did you know that research undertaken on behalf of AgeNI in 2014 showed that 77% of people aged 65 and over say that government in Northern Ireland does not make a sufficient effort to listen to the needs and experiences of older people? For more information, see Agenda for Later Life: Public policy for later […]
This seminar on 17 June explored attitudes to ageing and ageism, using data from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. For more information, click here.
We are looking forward to the visit of Sue Yeandle, who will be the next ARK Ageing Programme Visiting Fellow. Sue’s visit will be during 1-12 June 2015, to coincide with Carers’ Week. For more information, click here.
Elizabeth Martin, a PhD student within the ARK Ageing Programme, is exploring the substance use of older women in Northern Ireland who have experienced domestic abuse. Elizabeth is now looking for women to participate in the research. For more information, click here.
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