AHA Moments – September 16, 2025

Join partners from across NH on Thursday, September 18 at Northeast Delta Dental in Concord for the NHAHA Quarterly Meeting.

Doors open at 8:45 AM for coffee. The meeting runs until 11:30 AM, followed by an optional lunch.

Please register by 4:30 PM today, September 16 to assist with planning. However, walk-ins won’t be turned away, so if your plans change, you are welcome to attend.

The NH Well-Being Action Network is offering a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program new leader training this fall. You don’t need to be a health professional to lead these interactive workshops; they are designed to be led by peers with lived experience with chronic health conditions. Workshops bring together participants to learn tools to help them better manage their health while living the life they want to live! Online leader training begins Wednesday, October 15 and is offered at no cost due to grant funds available to cover the costs associated.

Thinking about writing an opinion piece about older adults in NH? The National Center to Reframe Aging provides practical tips to help you craft clear, impactful op-eds and letters to the editor that challenge ageism and promote a positive, accurate story about aging. Use these tools to shape public conversations and support meaningful change.

A recent study by the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that more than one-third of people aged 50 to 80 experience loneliness, with nearly as many feeling socially isolated. Loneliness is linked to serious health risks, including depression, cognitive decline, and heart disease. Experts recommend staying active, nurturing relationships, joining local groups, and embracing technology as effective strategies to reduce loneliness and maintain well-being.

Learn about early detection for Alzheimer’s disease and 10 warning signs during this virtual education program on September 24 at 6:00 p.m. Early detection gives patients the opportunity to begin drug therapy, enroll in clinical studies, and plan for the future.

A newly published study analyzing the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) data from 1999 to 2023 found a significant decline in hip fracture-related mortality among U.S. adults aged 65+, with notable reductions between 2002–2018 and again from 2021–2023. Hip fractures are a major health concern for older adults, often leading to long-term disability and increased care needs.

These national trends offer encouraging context for ongoing efforts in NH to improve fall prevention, post-fracture care, and health equity for older residents—particularly given persistent disparities by race, sex, geography, and urbanization.