Annual Reports
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| 2007 ILC-USA Annual Report
We are in the middle of a revolution: the longevity revolution. While generally welcomed, its reception has been complicated. Some fear we cannot afford this extension of life, resulting in a response that might best be summarized with the question: "Who cares?" The answer to that question is central to the mission of the International Longevity Center-USA. From age discrimination to caregiving, the ILC-USA is the only "think and do tank" dedicated to furthering the research, policy and education of longevity issues in the United States. But the true answer to the question "Who cares?" must be found in the larger American community. We must help educate everyone to understand the opportunities inherent in our increased longevity. The longevity revolution has arrived. The ILC-USA is paying attention.
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| 2006 ILC-USA Annual Report
Ageism and the caregiving crisis in America were the focus of significant attention at the ILC in 2006, and we will continue to devote our energies to these issues in 2007. We explored ageism in many domains: health care, the workplace, media, and language.
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| 2005 ILC-USA Annual Report
Current life expectancies range from 51.3 years in Africa to 77.7 years in North America. But even within rich countries there are minority populations that do not enjoy the same life expectancy as the majority population. Our CEO and president, Robert N. Butler, has introduced the term "shortgevity" to apply to groups of individuals within a society whose average life expectancies are substantially lower than those of the larger society.The longevity divide is a result of many factors. Attention must be paid to these compelling issues.
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| 2004 ILC-USA Annual Report
The baby boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, constitutes nearly a third of the nation’s population. This supposed "me generation" is actually heterogeneous in terms of attitudes, ethnicity, religion, and geographic region. Despite its wide-sweeping diversity, it has one striking characteristic -- the lack of preparedness for its longevity. Nor is society prepared for it.
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| 2003 ILC-USA Annual Report
Examine any society in the world and you will find that women are an irreplaceable part of the economic equation. By their unpaid services in the home they support the infrastructure that enables other family members to participate in the paid workforce. On the other side of the equation, women’s unpaid labor is not included in the national GDP, and women whose working lives were centered in the home have no pension of their own upon which they can rely when they grow old.
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| 2002 ILC-USA Annual Report
The promise of added years of productivity and economic growth will engage all sectors of society—government, profit, nonprofit, and the general public—addressing the extraordinary historic demographic shifts: the aging of our populations and the increase in human longevity. Societies have already begun to react effectively to this human achievement with a range of programs and initiatives— from family agencies, the growth of geriatric medicine, research on Alzheimer’s disease, social security, health care, long-term care systems, and how to finance longevity.
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| 2001 ILC-USA Annual Report
The unparalleled aging of populations and longevity that we are now experiencing present the world with both challenges and great promise. This report reflects an institution that is maturing and emerging as a catalyst for helping societies address longevity and population aging in positive and productive ways.
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