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How a group of researchers in Chicago are proving that community based health research is the way to study America’s diverse communities By Jenny Chen When I set out to explore “mental health among the Asian American elderly” as part of a fellowship from New America Media and the Gerontological Association of America, I didn’t realize what a daunting task …

By Josephine Liang Experts say it’s never too late to reap the benefits of exercise. A recent research study titled “Impact of an Asian Community Bone Health Initiative: A Community-Based Exercise Program in New York City,” presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, follows an exercise program offered in New York City. The program, offered by Hospital for …

By Jenny Chen Photo Credit: Jenny Chen Five years ago Susan Wong was getting ready for retirement from her career in accounting when she saw an ad for Montgomery College about aging gracefully. “Something about that caught my eye,” Wong says. She took one class and one thing led to another until she got a bachelor’s degree in gerontology at …