W. Andrew Achenbaum

W. Andrew Achenbaum holds the Gerson and Sabina David Professorship of Global Aging at the University of Houston. He has written five books, including Older Americans, Vital Communities and co-edited a dozen more. Achenbaum spent more than a dozen years at the University of Michigan as a professor of history and deputy director of its Institute of Gerontology.

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JFK’s 3 Enduring Legacies for Boomers

Reflections from a noted history professor and boomer authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2018 | By W. Andrew Achenbaum

Money

How Boomers Rearranged the 3 Boxes of Life

They may not be the Greatest Generation, but they've certainly shaken things up

MAY 16, 2012 | By W. Andrew Achenbaum

Health

Could We See More Patients Receive ‘Social Prescriptions?’

Studies show social activities can complement other treatments to improve health

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Age-Friendly Health Care

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

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