Fitness, Social Interaction, and the Lifelong Community: How the Built Environment Can Influence Wellness Across the Lifespan
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Fitness, Social Interaction, and the Lifelong Community: How the Built Environment Can Influence Wellness Across the Lifespan is a webinar presentation of trends in longevity, and the role of exercise and residential and community-based programs for maturing adults and the benefits of the built environment on aging.


As more Americans live longer there is a growing interest in the services and settings that help support aging well. A growing body of research now shows that keeping fit through regular exercise and maintaining age-diversified, social connections are vital for continued well-being. In this presentation, we discuss recent trends in longevity, including advances in the management of chronic conditions, the role of exercise and fitness, and new types of residential and community-based programs for Boomers and mature individuals. We review existing and emerging models for aging well and aging in place and suggest how certain aspects of the built environment, in particular, "lifelong communities," can offer substantial appeal and opportunities for professionals and consumers alike.

 

Webinar Learning Objectives

  • Learn about historical and projected demographic U.S. trends related to aging and implications for health and housing resources

  • Review parameters of aging that can be readily addressed through design elements and community-based programs in fitness, wellness, and social connectivity

  • Examine how new trends in housing, neighborhood, and community development can substantially impact individuals choosing to age in place as well as benefits of multigenerational settings

  • Consider important design and business factors that are relevant for determining residential and mixed use components in "lifelong communities"




About the Speakers:

Jessica Wolfe, PhD, MPH, LEED GA
BluePond Wellness

Dr. Jessica Wolfe began her career as a neuropsychologist at the Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center where she studied depression and dementia. Following that, she spent over 20 years with the Department of Veterans Affairs as a healthcare executive and senior behavioral researcher, founding the Women's Health Sciences Division of the VA's National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). During that time, she developed a series of national research and clinical programs ranging from PTSD to gender-based primary care to military sexual assault. Jessica was Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Boston University and BU School of Medicine and Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has over 70 peer-reviewed scientific health publications and has consulted and spoken nationally to many organizations and agencies. After the VA, Jessica spent four years in senior management in the life sciences/biotechnology sector. In 2007, she founded BluePond Wellness' to address her strong interest in consumer well-being and the adaptation of healthy lifestyles across the lifespan. The company partners with planners, real estate developers, healthcare systems, universities, and municipalities to target innovations at the juncture of wellness, design, architecture, and technology.


Jessica obtained her PhD in clinical psychology from Columbia University and a Master's in Public Health (MPH) in health care management from Harvard University. Her interests include interactive health technologies, community wellness and aging-in-place, and sustainable and accessible design. She has completed over a half-dozen design courses at Boston Architectural College and is credentialed as a LEED Green Associate (LEED® GA).



Scott Ball
Senior Project Manager
Duany Plater-Zyberk/Lifelong Communities


Scott Ball is a Senior Project Manager with Duany Plater-Zyberk Architects and Town Planners (DPZ) where he has managed several major post-storm redevelopment efforts along the Gulf Coast for DPZ. Scott has been actively engaged in the promotion of the independent living and health of aging adults and authored the Aging In Place Tool Kit and Lifelong Communities: A Regional Guide to Growth and Longevity for the Atlanta Regional Commission. He also co-authored the Land-use and Public Health Toolkit for the National Association of Local Boards of Health. Prior to his work with DPZ, Scott served as The Louisiana Road Home Program's Director of Rebuilding and Construction Assistance for ICF International where he helped start up Louisiana's post-storms recovery programs. Scott also served as the Executive Director of Atlanta's Community Housing Resource Center where he oversaw the design and construction of over $10,000,000 in development focused primarily on the needs of older, long-term residents in the rapidly gentrifying city. He has worked in a variety of capacities for both architecture and development firms.