Aging and Intergenerational Resources
Supporting Older Adults & Caregivers
The Center On The Family Aging & Intergenerational Resources is committed to enhancing the quality of life for older adults through comprehensive education, training, referral services, and community engagement. By mobilizing campus and community efforts, the Center connects existing resources to create an intergenerational, community-based support system for aging populations.
With a special focus on empowering family caregivers and older adults, the Center provides current, relevant information and educational programs to address the growing complexities of aging, particularly within minority communities. Additionally, it serves as a training ground for students pursuing careers in gerontology, equipping them with essential skills to meet the evolving needs of an aging society.
Our services allow us to continue to mobilize the efforts of the campus and the community while identifying and linking existing resources to form a comprehensive, intergenerational community-based delivery system for an aging society and the family caregivers. All program and services are supported in part by the following:
- Texas Southern University
- Houston-Galveston Area Council Area Agency on Aging
- The City of Houston acting as the Harris County Area Agency on Aging
- The Texas Department on Aging and Disability Service
Meet the Aging & Intergenerational Resources Team
The Aging & Intergenerational Resources staff at Texas Southern University is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults and caregivers. With expertise in gerontology, education, and community support, the team provides training, resources, and outreach programs to address the growing challenges of aging populations. Their commitment to empowering families, students, and communities ensures sustainable, intergenerational solutions for a thriving society.
Health Maintenance Topics
Some 44 million adults provide care for an older or chronically ill family member at home. Providing such care can be richly rewarding at times, yet considerably burdensome at others. Sometimes the stress on family caregivers can leave them feeling overwhelmed.
Caregivers may experience physical illness, depression, grief, and changes in their own relationships as a result of the care they provide.Stepping Stones To Healthy Aging is a series designed to bring awareness to the emotional and health risks of older adults as well as the caregivers. Each of the topics includes background information, interactive discussion, hands-on activities and consumer handouts.
The following are brief descriptions and list of topics included in this series:
Healthy Living For The Caregiver
- Diabetes: Are You At Risk
- The Risks of Drug Interaction
- Food Can Have An Effect On Your Medicines
Stop, Look and Listen
- Effective Techniques and Tools Used to Communicate With Older Adults
- Help Your Doctor Help You
- Expressing Feelings
Stress Management: Preventing Stress Through Lifestyle Management
- Are You Vulnerable To Stress
- Signs You Are Stressed
- Types of Stress and Effects on the Body As We Age
- Ways To Cope in Stressful Situations
Living Through Loss
- Coping Skills
- Signs and Symptoms of Depression
- Stages of Grief
- Laughter Is Good Medicine