Results List
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Health and Wellbeing: Active Ageing for Older Adults in Ireland
Source: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing People aged 54 and older in Ireland continue to make substantial contributions to their families and the communities in which they live, according to the third report of results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).…
Resource type: Research Report
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Parents Bankrolling Adult Children and Not Looking After Own Health – Study
Source: The Irish Times
[caption id="attachment_79645" align="alignnone" width="620"] TCD’s Tilda began tracking over 8,000 adults aged 50 and over in 2010. Photograph: Getty Images[/caption] By Paul Cullen Ireland’s older adults are bankrolling their children, providing care for their grandchildren but leaving their own health challenges untreated or undiagnosed, a…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Health Equity Champions
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. [caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and…
Resource type: News
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Warning Over Rise in Dementia
Source: Irish Times
By Ronan McGreeveyThe number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and will be a “huge burden” on the state without a long-term strategy, the Minister for Health James Reilly has warned.Currently, an estimated 41,000 Irish people…
Resource type: News
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World's greatest Irishman honoured
Source: The Irish Daily Star
Tributes to billionaire who's giving away bis fortune THE MUSEUM of Natural History in New York was a splendid setting for an extraordinary event on Tuesday night as more than 1,000 people paid tribute to one of the most remarkable human beings on the planet.…
Resource type: News
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, July 3, 2008The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza, based…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic Fellows Statement on Vaccine Equity
Source: The Atlantic Fellows
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into 2021, extending and intensifying its reach into communities, particularly in the global South, a number of concerned Atlantic Fellows came together to discuss the issue of the unequal availability of vaccines to certain populations. After a number of discussions…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic Quietly Closes Its Doors in Ireland After 30 Years of Philanthropy
Source: The Irish Times
Chuck Feeney's 'historic act of extraordinary generosity' financed transformational change.
Resource type: News
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The Next Generation of Leaders Advocating for Brain Health
Source: The Lancet
By Dana Smith A monologist, a musician, an event producer, and an animal behaviourist are working to change how society thinks about aging and dementia. These individuals are part of the first cohort of Atlantic Fellows at the Global Brain Health Institute and are using…
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Atlantic Fellows: Advancing Fairer, Healthier, More Inclusive Societies
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
We’re empowering and connecting thousands of dynamic leaders across the globe to realize a better world.
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