Archive for November, 2011
Dignified Aging
In case you were too busy chasing “Black Friday” sales to read the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, I’ve linked here to the Nov 25th editorial penned by Kathy Silverberg, “Dignified Aging Requires Mutual Respect and Acceptance.” The editorial focused on the results from the community research of the Aging with Dignity and Independence initiative. What are the [...]
A Caregiver’s Path
On November 4th I attended the 11th Annual Caregiving Forum at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, entitled “The Year of the Family Caregiver.” I was there as an impending family caregiver. Unclear as to when exactly I would become immersed in the role, but very aware that I was not prepared for it. My parents are aging [...]
Data Byte: Many Eyes
How long is everybody’s morning commute here in Sarasota County? How safe are the airlines flying out of our local Sarasota-Bradenton Airport? There are a lot of great places to grab a cup of coffee here in Sarasota County. How much coffee are we consuming? Want to see for yourself? IBM has developed an online [...]
Attending to Equity Here in Sarasota County
This week at SCOPE we are participating in the e-conference of the Community Indicators Consortium. Today we listened to Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of PolicyLink, talk about “Equity, Measurement and the Future.” She defined her organization as a “community-building intermediary,” which is one way to describe SCOPE as well.
She talked about that point [...]