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SUMMARY:AGE-WELL Public Webinar Series: Tech for Health: How AgeTech Can Help Promote Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging. Only 1 in 3 older Canadians gets the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week.i Almost 1 in 5 Canadian seniors has experienced emotional distress in the past year\, which they found difficult to cope with on their own.ii Innovative AgeTech solutions can help address these challenges by offering a way to track\, monitor and improve physical and mental health\, while empowering older adults to take control of their well-being. \nWebinar participants will learn about: \n  \n\nTechnologies and services that can help people develop and maintain healthy behaviours\nImportant factors that contribute to health outcomes\nWearables\, apps and other innovative solutions that are in the pipeline – or already on the market\n\nWHEN: Tuesday\, June 6\, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT \nMODERATOR: \nJennifer Campos\, PhD\, Associate Scientific Director\, AGE-WELL \nPANELISTS:\nAndrew Sixsmith\, PhD\, Director of the Science and Technology for Aging Research (STAR) Institute\, Simon Fraser University \nPatricia Hewston\, HBSc.Kin\, MScOT\, OT Reg (Ont)\, PhD\, Research Associate at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research\, Dept. of Medicine\, McMaster University \nHarmehr Sekhon\, PhD\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, McGill University and McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate) \nREGISTER HERE\n  \ni Canadian Health Measures Survey: Activity monitor data\, 2018-2019 \nii Canadian Institute for Health Information. How Canada Compares: Results From the Commonwealth Fund’s 2021 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults in 11 Countries. Ottawa\, ON: CIHI; 2022.
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