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Design can help keep seniors mobile

Environments for Aging blog discusses how the built environment can encourage increased activity and interaction for seniors


In a recent blog on the Environments for Aging website, Senior Editor Anne DiNardo asked Nick Buettner, executive producer of Blue Zones Expeditions, how the built environment can play a role in creating beneficial places to live that include opportunities for increased activity and interaction for seniors. Buettner, a researcher who explores the world’s best practices in longevity and well-being, said the goal is to design an environment that makes the healthy, active option the easiest option.

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March 27, 2014


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