Welcome to the website of As America Ages, an Initiative of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University.
America’s aging demographic has a growing impact on public entitlement programs and the private business sector, significantly affecting our nation’s finances, including the national debt.
By mid-century, the number of Americans aged 65 or older will grow by more than 200% – from roughly 40 million today to 86.7 million by 2050 – as a result of increased life expectancy coupled with an aging Baby Boom generation. The economic, social and medical repercussions of this demographic shift on all Americans’ lives will be tremendous. Implications for entitlements, health care policy, and the national debt must be part of the dialogue at higher education institutions across the nation.
The mission of the As America Ages (AAA) initiative is to harness insights from public policy, economics, public health, political science, entrepreneurship and other disciplines at Brown University, as well as external experts, to respond to the challenges and opportunities created by an aging society. This initiative will produce action informed by research, pragmatic entitlement reform policy, and a more informed and empowered citizenry.
Through a group of lectures, a summit, a summer leadership academy, and seed funding for promising action projects, this initiative will help slow the growing fiscal burden on future generations and foster increased awareness among multiple sectors. Activities will target four key constituencies:
- Educators: Academics at the K-12 and university levels
- Innovators: Private sector leaders and entrepreneurs
- Policymakers/Non-Profit Leaders: Elected officials, their staffs, and non-governmental organization leaders
- Young leaders: University-level student leaders
NEWS
The As America Ages Initiative would like to welcome the Brown Alzheimer's Activists as a new Brown student group! The organization is working to educate those on campus about Alzheimer's and help those with the disease in the broader community.
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