About Us

By 2050, Atlanta will boast more than a million citizens over the age of 75, citizens for whom Emory will continue to lead the way in research and healthcare innovation.  As a vibrant economic and cultural center, an intersection for people translocating across the U.S., and a hub for international migration, Atlanta will continue to attract residents of all ages, expanding the base of possibilities for important intergenerational and intercultural dialogue. An already flourishing arts scene and a deeply ecumenical and multicultural spiritual and religious environment will only deepen and expand. As one of America’s largest soon-to-be minority majority urban environments and rooted in its history as the cradle of the civil rights movement, Atlanta is poised to lead the development of a new and highly diverse civil society. Engagement between Atlanta partners and the Emory community could further catalyze the development of a city of the future for health in aging.

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Emory as a whole, along with collaborating institutions, encompass rich research, clinical, and organizational resources that will be brought together to develop interdisciplinary responses to the opportunities and challenges of aging in Atlanta on which the Center for Health in Aging will focus. The Emory Center for Health in Aging will be the hub for innovation, collaboration, and capacity-building to discover, design, implement, and test programs, structures, and interventions that promote and strengthen the health and well-being, creativity, and personal growth of older adults.