Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Cal J. Halvorsen, Associate Professor of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Seoyoun Kim, Associate adjunct of Sociology, University of Michigan

As gerontologists – social scientists who study aging populations – we envision a future in which older people leave a doctor’s visit with a prescription to go volunteer for something.

Does that sound far-fetched? There’s scientific research backing it up.

Good for your health

While spending more than a dozen years researching what happens when older adults volunteer with nonprofits,…

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