Successful Aging and the Humility of Perspective

Determinants of Successful Aging: Developing an Integrated Research Agenda for the 21st Century2 September 2003Successful Aging and the Humility of PerspectiveChristopher M. Callahan, MD and Colleen A. McHorney, PhDChristopher M. Callahan, MDFrom Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202. and Colleen A. McHorney, PhDFrom Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-5_Part_2-200309021-00001 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail For anyone familiar with Indiana only from a distance, Turkey Run State Park is an anomaly. In a state equated with flat rural farmland, a visitor does not expect to find an old growth forest and sandstone gorges embedded with prehistoric sea creatures. Yet, when one takes the perspective of geologic time and glacial forces, the incongruous topography makes more sense. A few hundred million years ago, central Indiana was a rainforest at the mouth of an ancient river emptying into an ancient ocean. Time and experience can change our expectations and broaden our perspective. We invited 100 scientists to ...References 1. Evans RG, Barer ML, Marmor TR, eds. Why Are Some People Healthy and Others Not? The Determinants of Health of Populations. New York: Aldine de Gruyter; 1994. Google Scholar 2. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. Institute of Medicine Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Pr; 2002. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Christopher M. Callahan, MD, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, RG6, Indianapolis, IN 46202; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Callahan and McHorney: Indiana University Center for Aging Research, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, RG6, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHow do Physicians Think about Successful Aging? Lauren Snow and Cynthia X. Pan Metrics Cited byPhysiology of AgingPhysiology of AgingPotentially Inappropriate Prescribing and Vulnerability and Hospitalization in Older Community-Dwelling PatientsA model of successful ageing in British populationsThe Physiology of AgingModels of Aging, Health, and Mortality, and Mortality/Health ProjectionsSuccessful ageing by whose definition? Views of older, spiritually affiliated womenAspirations for Older Age in the 21st Century: What is Successful Aging?The Cultural Context of "Successful Aging" Among Older Women Weavers in a Northern Okinawan Village: The Role of Productive ActivityThe elephant in the room — healthy brains in later life, epidemiology and public healthLa qualité de vie chez le sujet âgéFactors associated with the successful aging of the socially-active elderly in the metropolitan region of Porto AlegreCancer in the Older Population 2 September 2003Volume 139, Issue 5_Part_2Page: 389-390KeywordsAgingBehaviorCareers in researchHealth careMouthPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch and reporting methodsResearch fundingRiversScientists ePublished: 2 September 2003 Issue Published: 2 September 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...