Alliance on Aging
Promoting positive health outcomes
through age-friendly services and active aging
Our network of faculty and affiliates focus on age-friendly services and engage in
scholarship relevant to active aging. We believe positive health outcomes for people,
especially older adults, include functioning well mentally, physically and socially
as well as having an overall sense of well-being.
The Life-Course Perspective
Health protection across the lifespan
The life-course perspective recognizes that aging takes place within a socio-historical
context that differentially provides resources to individuals based on gender, socioeconomic
status and race or ethnicity. The lifelong impact of individual choices can have a
substantial influence on well-being later in life.
Active Aging for LIFE
Improving health outcomes
This public health initiative represents our commitment to working together toward
improving the following factors, which affect individuals’ behaviors and feelings:
- Longevity
- Independence
- Fitness
- Engagement
Convergence
Dementia-Friendly City Center
This model focuses on giving individuals with dementia access to medical care, social
services, recreational activities, housing options and community spaces that cater
to and support their specific needs.
Contact
Dr. Emily Roberts Associate ProfessorAlliance on Aging437 Human Sciences405-744-5053emily.roberts12@okstate.edu