ScD; Vice-President for Health Policy, The New York Academy of Medicine
Website: www.nyam.org
Aging is not a sentence of frailty, dis-connectedness or isolation. At least, not if you’re lucky enough to live in New York City under the watch of Ruth Finkelstein and The Academy of Medicine. Finkelstein, Vice-President of Health Policy, works aggressively to lengthen traffic lights for crossing on major avenues, designated paths for bike riders, benches outside businesses, hygiene facilities — all to make it easier for aging citizens to live INDEPENDENTLY. With luck, you are going to age — think: last year’s baby boomers are this year’s aging. Listen to Finkelstein on Getting Your Money’s Worth with Judith West. Join her in her
