Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH, is Director of the University of Hawaii Center on Aging and Professor of Public Health.
Their presentation, “Responding to the East Asia Aging Tsunami by Creating Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors,” will discuss the need for programs and policies to help older adults maintain independence and productivity. The panellists will also highlight East Asia’s aging tsunami and focus on the best senior volunteer practices in Japan and Korea.
Japan and Korea are two of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Predictions indicate that 36 percent of Japan’s population and 37 percent of Korea’s population will be 65 or older by 2050.
Dr. Ogawa is a professor in the Department of Social Welfare and is known for his expertise in aging societies in Japan and Asia. He is also the founder of the Active Aging Consortium in Asia Pacific (ACAP), an international group of researchers who focus on aging in East Asia and the need for social policy to support active aging. ACAP co-founder Dr. Han serves as director Research Institute for Better Living of the Elderly, an older adult advocate organization. Dr. Braun is a professor of public health and social work at UH and vice-president of ACAP.
Contact:
Center on Aging, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Dr. Kathryn Braun at kbraun@hawaii.edu
© 2008 Hawaii Reporter, Inc.
September 12, 2008
USA: Aging Experts from Japan and Korea, UH Professor to Speak in Hawaii
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KAILUA, Hawaii (Hawaii Reporter), September 12, 2008:
Report by University of Hawaii
Dr. Takeo Ogawa, of Yamaguchi Prefectural University, and Dr. Donghee Han, of the Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly in Korea, will give a presentation with Dr. Kathryn Braun from the University of Hawaii Center on Aging on September 17, 2008 at the Asian Pacific Volunteer Leadership Conference to be held at the Hawaii Convention Center.
Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH, is Director of the University of Hawaii Center on Aging and Professor of Public Health.
Their presentation, “Responding to the East Asia Aging Tsunami by Creating Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors,” will discuss the need for programs and policies to help older adults maintain independence and productivity. The panellists will also highlight East Asia’s aging tsunami and focus on the best senior volunteer practices in Japan and Korea.
Japan and Korea are two of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Predictions indicate that 36 percent of Japan’s population and 37 percent of Korea’s population will be 65 or older by 2050.
Dr. Ogawa is a professor in the Department of Social Welfare and is known for his expertise in aging societies in Japan and Asia. He is also the founder of the Active Aging Consortium in Asia Pacific (ACAP), an international group of researchers who focus on aging in East Asia and the need for social policy to support active aging. ACAP co-founder Dr. Han serves as director Research Institute for Better Living of the Elderly, an older adult advocate organization. Dr. Braun is a professor of public health and social work at UH and vice-president of ACAP.
Contact:
Center on Aging, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Dr. Kathryn Braun at kbraun@hawaii.edu
© 2008 Hawaii Reporter, Inc.
Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH, is Director of the University of Hawaii Center on Aging and Professor of Public Health.
Their presentation, “Responding to the East Asia Aging Tsunami by Creating Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors,” will discuss the need for programs and policies to help older adults maintain independence and productivity. The panellists will also highlight East Asia’s aging tsunami and focus on the best senior volunteer practices in Japan and Korea.
Japan and Korea are two of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Predictions indicate that 36 percent of Japan’s population and 37 percent of Korea’s population will be 65 or older by 2050.
Dr. Ogawa is a professor in the Department of Social Welfare and is known for his expertise in aging societies in Japan and Asia. He is also the founder of the Active Aging Consortium in Asia Pacific (ACAP), an international group of researchers who focus on aging in East Asia and the need for social policy to support active aging. ACAP co-founder Dr. Han serves as director Research Institute for Better Living of the Elderly, an older adult advocate organization. Dr. Braun is a professor of public health and social work at UH and vice-president of ACAP.
Contact:
Center on Aging, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Dr. Kathryn Braun at kbraun@hawaii.edu
© 2008 Hawaii Reporter, Inc.
