Fairbanks groups host Art and Science of Aging Summit [Video]

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – For many individuals in the Fairbanks area, navigating the aging process can pose certain challenges. The month of May is celebrated as Older Americans Month, and in honor of this occasion Foundation Health Partners, along with the Fairbanks North Star Borough, is hosting a summit on the theme ‘Age-Friendly Fairbanks.’

“Our goal is to continuously improve on being age-friendly,” explained Foundation Health Parters’ Community Partnership Manager Carol Anthony. “So we are celebrating that we have joined the age-friendly communities and that sets us up to really start examining some things about our built environment and our social environment. So things like housing, transportation, access to healthcare, what we do for recreation.”

The summit begins with a luncheon on Thursday, and continues with a full day’s range of activities and demonstrations in the Carlson Center on Friday, centered around healthy and active living for the over-50 community. …