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Ken Stern (former NPR CEO), will discuss his new book Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives with global communications leader Kimberly Abbott
In Healthy to 100, Ken Stern takes us on a journey to some of the longest-lived countries in the world—Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Spain—places that have achieved great advances in longevity by intentionally strengthening social connections. Science shows that physical and mental health outcomes are all improved by the intergenerational connectedness, sense of purpose, and respect enjoyed by older people in these countries. Weaving in surprising, colorful stories from around the world, Healthy to 100 offers a hopeful, attainable, research-backed model for anyone seeking a longer and healthier life.
The talk will be followed by Q+A and book-signing. Free copies while supplies last, with additional copies available for sale and signing by the author.
This program is a part of the Literary Village book talk series - a partnership between Mount Pleasant Village and the Friends of Mt. Pleasant Library.
About the speakers:
Ken Stern is the Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project, which fosters public conversation and research on the impact on longer lives on civil society. He also hosts the award-winning podcast Century Lives from the Stanford Center on Longevity. Ken is a best-selling author of three books, including Republican Like Me (2017) and With Charity for All (2013) and has been a regular contributor to publications including Vanity Fair, the New York Times, the Atlantic and USA Today. He is the former CEO of NPR. He and his family live in Mt. Pleasant.
Kimberly Abbott is a global communications leader and former broadcast journalist with more than two decades of experience in news and nonprofit storytelling. She began her career at CNN, and has since led communications at many nonprofits including the International Crisis Group, The Fuller Project, Women Moving Millions, InterAction and World Learning.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Friends of the Library | Author Talk |
