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  1. Joint Report on Adult Vaccinations

    In July 2020, GCOA released a new report on adult vaccinations, in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). Adult Vaccinations: Opportunities for Action, Barriers to Engagement, Paths to Healthier Aging shares insights from an expert symposium hosted by the two organizations in late 2019 on the urgency of vaccinations for adults to promote…

  2. The New Social Contract: Achieving Retirement Equality for Women

    A new report from the Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, and the Instituto de Longevidade Mongeral Aegon finds that the persistent gender pay gap, coupled with traditional societal norms and gender roles, are placing women at a disadvantage in terms of saving and planning for retirement. The life…

  3. A Compendium of Findings About U.S. Workers

    In December 2019, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies released a study on retirement readiness, as part of its 19th Annual Retirement Survey of Workers, one of the largest and longest-running surveys of its kind. TCRS surveyed more than 5,100 workers of for-profit companies on more than 30 key indicators of retirement readiness. The study…

  4. Dine in the Dark UN

    Dine in the Dark was an awareness-raising event during which guests participate in a sit-down meal while blindfolded to simulate the everyday experiences of those with vision loss. Inspired by the successful Dine in the Dark at the European Parliament in late 2018, GCOA, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Lighthouse Guild, National…

  5. Implementing a Life-Course Approach to Immunization

    In September 2019, IFPMA and the Health Policy Partnership published a new report on a life-course approach to immunization. Launched along the sidelines of the European Commission and World Health Organization Global Vaccination Summit, the report offers a policy framework for countries to maximize individual and population-wide health and economic benefits of a life-course approach to immunization….

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