Reframing views of aging
The goal of Dr. Linda P. Fried, a groundbreaking geriatrician at Columbia University, is to “reframe our understanding of the benefits and costs of aging.” Dr. Fried’s mandate is to lead a school that will give a new generation the tools to deal with global challenges to public health, including environmental degradation, climbing health care costs and the pressure of rapid urbanization. But she believes that research on aging and health changes “across the life course” are central to designing solutions to public health problems in the 21st century. Read the full story
