New Online Videos Focus on Healthy Aging, LGBT Caregiving

Seniors Digest seeks to promote healthy aging by featuring articles that encourage our readers to get moving and get involved. Now, we invite you to sit back and watch two locally produced videos that we hope will inform, educate and inspire.

Whether you learn the secret to living a long and healthy life, or better understand the diverse nature of caregiving, we hope that you enjoy these films and appreciate the local talent, energy and commitment that it took to produce them.

So sit down, relax, and pass the popcorn. 

The Art of Aging

Showing on UWTV through October
 
Keeping our minds and bodies healthy as we age is indeed an art—one that requires both knowledge and commitment. The Art of Aging provides viewers with the tools needed for this artistic effort—essential strategies for living a long and healthy life, and inspiration to commit to this lifelong goal.

Host Ron Reagan and a cast of Seattle-area medical experts share the latest research on aging, which emphasizes the importance of the mind-body connection. This 30 minute program also highlights the efforts of local senior centers to encourage their communities to become more active and engaged. 

October Broadcast Schedule

• Monday, 10/8 - 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, 10/9 - 3:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, 10/10 - 10:30 a.m.
• hursday, 10/11 – 9:00 a.m.
• Friday, 10/12 - 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, 10/13 – 11:00 p.m.
• Sunday, 10/14 - 12:30 p.m.
• Monday, 10/15 - 5:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, 10/16 - 3:30 p.m.

Seattle Area cable TV subscribers can find UWTV on Channel 27. For current schedule and other broadcasting locations, visit UWTV online. Visit The Art of Aging website to view the video online, or to purchase copies of the DVD.

The Art of Aging is a collaborative effort between the University of Washington’s Health Sciences, Group Health Cooperative, and Leaping Media.

Caregiving in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Families

On-demand viewing on the Seattle Channel

In this poignant video, five people from the LGBT community share their experiences as caregivers. Their stories of caring for parents, partners, friends and siblings highlight both the universal experiences of caregiving and the unique challenges faced by caregivers in the LGBT community.  

This 30 minute video was created for a workshop at the first NW LGBT Elder Conference, held in June 2007. The show was produced for Senior Services by Wayne Bitterman, and features Don Moreland, ADS Advisory Council Chair, sharing his story of caring for his partner.

Caregiving in LGBT Families is available for on-demand viewing on the Seattle Channel. Click here to view the video. Online viewers may need to download Real Player, a free media player software. The Seattle Channel is a government access channel whose programs are intended to help citizens connect with their city and highlight the area’s the diverse civic and cultural landscape.