Oregon Office of Rural Health

How Communities on the Coast Can Help Support Healthy Aging

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s (OPB) Think Out Loud program recently traveled to Newport to talk about healthy aging. Host Dave Miller interviewed Jan Molnar Fitzgerald, the executive director of North End Senior Solutions, and Helen Beaman, the older adult behavioral health specialist for Lincoln and Tillamook counties. They discussed habits and social connections that can help people thrive as they grow older, as well as the civic and social infrastructure that communities should consider to support healthy aging among their residents. Listen to the full episode on OPB’s website