Legacy partnership gives sound advice
THE new National Seniors’ Healthy Ageing Hub online resource is dispelling the health myths around ageing.
Users can find useful ideas for dealing with chronic health conditions and discover pathways to a healthier lifestyle, based on the latest scientific research from Australia and around the world.
National Seniors research director Professor John McCallum recognises that while there is a lot of information available online about healthy ageing, it is often only accessed through registration or paywalls which makes it difficult for the average person to find credible information.
“What we are aiming to do is to help older people stay as healthy as they can for as long as they can,” Professor McCallum said.
“To age well, they need to cut what’s called their ‘ disease burden’, which reflects the number of years of life lost to premature death, as well as years lost to disability and the inability to perform everyday functions independently.
“You cannot always rely on the first page that comes up on a Google search.”
The Healthy Ageing Hub provides users with a wide range of factsheets and links on health subjects from how much calcium they should be consuming to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension.
But the hub’s information doesn’t stop at just getting physical.
“A lot of people think that maintaining an active social life is just an optional extra as you age,” Professor McCallum said. “But there’s a lot of scientific evidence to link a good social life with positive thinking and emotions and as a real support in times of stress and emotional problems.”
To access the National Seniors’ Healthy Ageing Hub, go to nationalseniors. com. au/ healthy_ ageing A PARTNERSHIP between Legacy Townsville and Townsville- owned Clarity Hearing Solutions will help increase hearing health awareness among the organisation’s membership.
Legacy Townsville CEO Nicole Hayes said the organisation was always looking to provide the families of veterans who had died or were incapacitated with more information and services.
“We are delighted to partner with Clarity to provide audiology information and support to them,” she said.
The partnership will see Clarity present information and education seminars and provide complimentary audiology services for any Legacy members, widows or children not covered by government funding.
Owner and principal audiologist of Clarity Hearing Solutions Grant Collins said there was a lot of misinformation and downright poor advice around.
“We have always pushed for transparency and ethics in the hearing industry,” he said.
“To have this opportunity to work with Legacy on correcting some of that information, and to help a group of people who given so much, is something we are really proud of.”
The partnership is the first of a series Legacy is looking at forging within Townsville to provide access, essential information and advice to their membership.
Legacy Townsville is supported by veterans, servicemen and women and volunteers drawn from all walks of life.
Clarity Hearing Solutions was established in Townsville by Grant and Sara Collins in 2008.
Since then their business has expanded to over 30 sites throughout Queensland, cluding permanent clinics Mackay and Brisbane.
Mrs Hayes said that by partnering with local businesses and organisations, Legacy would be able to provide new services and greater assistance to the Legacy family.
“To be able to find a local business like Clarity Hearing Solutions that has clinics and services available in our entire footprint, from Townsville to Mount Isa, is just fantastic,” she said. inin