Global Coalition on Aging and Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease Lead Discussion on Uses of Wearable Technology to Keep Aging Population More Active and Healthier NEW YORK (May 22, 2014) – Wearable technology can be much more than a fun gadget or fashion statement, according to more than 50 business, academia, government, and non-profit…

New White Paper from the Global Coalition on Aging Challenges Policymakers to Leverage Aging Populations as Economic Growth Drivers NEW YORK (April 17, 2014) – The key to sustaining and driving economic growth in emerging markets is through aging populations, according to a new white paper released by the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA).  The…

Calls for Proactive Saving by Individuals and Further Investigation of the Health Benefits of Travel NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES (December 12, 2013) – Today, the Global Coalition on Aging(GCOA) and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) unveiled new research connecting Americans’ dreams of traveling in retirement and the need to financially prepare for travel…

Global Coalition on Aging Leads Call to Action for Federal Research Priorities WASHINGTON, DC (October 31, 2013) — Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) Executive Director Michael W. Hodin, PhD, led a discussion with  the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging’s Members’ Roundtable on the nation’s most pressing needs around aging demographics. The October 29 roundtable…

New Report Shows Effectiveness of Immunization Through All Life Stages NEW YORK CITY (July 11, 2013) – The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) today called for attention from policymakers and the global health community to adopt a life-course approach to immunization.  In its new report, “Life-Course Immunization: A Driver of Healthy Aging,” GCOA highlights the…