Highlights from Rethink Aging: A Bold New Path to Life at Any Age
Channel: coopsbc
Date: 2022-05-03

Co-hosted by Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada) on April 11, 2022

In this presentation, guest speaker, Dan Levitt, takes a closer look at the opportunities that come with an aging population, combatting ageism and promoting healthy living. The audience explores the broader societal view: how we need to adapt our public policies, our institutions, our social structure, and our infrastructure to make these longer lives enriching and fulfilling.

This interactive talk lays out a framework for doing that, and inspires the audience with recent examples of age reimagined in Canada and around the world. Participants left the session with key takeaways, it’s not about aging, or adding years to the end of our lives, it’s about living – creating a bold new path to living your best life.

About Dan Levitt

Dan Levitt, MSc., CHE is an acclaimed international speaker, elder care leader, writer, and gerontologist, specializing in helping others to create better lives for older adults.

Dan’s purpose is to teach people how to transform the lives of older persons across the globe. As a popular professional speaker, he has delivered inspiring keynote speeches impacting thousands of people on four continents. Dan doesn’t tell people where to go but guides them in the direction of where they need to go. His talks leave the audience with a new mindset on aging needed to thrive in the 21st century.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Kin Village, Dan Levitt shepherds the enhancement of housing, social, and care needs for more than 300 older persons living onsite and thousands of community members with community based programs, inspiring a team of over 400 employees and volunteers with a commitment to continuously improving the quality of life.

Dan is an Adjunct Professor in Gerontology at Simon Fraser University an Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia and a Sessional Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology. He has appeared on television and radio as well as authored many articles in newspapers and professional journals. He is also Regional Vice President North America, International Federation on Ageing and a Board Member, Common Age.

Dan’s adventure exploits have taken him from Africa’s highest peak Mt. Kilimanjaro to the Caribbean Sea’s coral reefs, from canoeing across the Yukon to racing in the six World Marathon Majors.

To learn more about CHF BC's work on aging and related topics, please visit our Aging in Place webpage: https://www.chf.bc.ca/aging-in-place/.