  {"id":405090,"date":"2026-03-20T14:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=405090"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:06:43","slug":"york-research-challenges-how-healthy-aging-is-defined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2026\/03\/20\/york-research-challenges-how-healthy-aging-is-defined\/","title":{"rendered":"York research challenges how healthy aging is defined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new study led by <strong>Natalia Balyasnikova<\/strong>, associate professor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Education<\/a> at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ, is calling for a shift in how healthy aging is understood globally.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/390350919_Learning_in_the_UN_Decade_of_Healthy_Ageing_insights_from_Canada_and_the_UK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Journal of Global Ageing<\/em><\/a>, the study responds to the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing, an international framework aimed at improving the lives of older adults through age-friendly environments, better care systems and efforts to combat ageism. While these priorities are important, Balyasnikova and her co-authors \u2013 all co-conveners of the Educational Gerontology Special Interest Group at the British Society of Gerontology \u2013 felt it reflected a recurring gap.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2026\/03\/Natalia-Balyasnikova-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Natalia Balyasnikova\" class=\"wp-image-405093\" style=\"width:255px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Natalia Balyasnikova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAcross global health and aging policy frameworks, learning is largely absent or treated as peripheral,\u201d she says. \u201cWe wanted to examine this omission more systematically and, importantly, to offer examples that demonstrate how participation in learning environments contributes to healthy aging and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do so, the researchers turned to three real-world learning initiatives in Canada and the U.K. \u2013 projects they helped design, lead or facilitate. This first-hand involvement allowed them to analyze participant experiences in depth, rather than observe programs from a distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Canada, older immigrants participated in the Seniors Storytelling Club, a 10\u2011session, arts-based language-learning program where learners created oral, written and multimodal stories while building community with peers. In the U.K., the team examined two initiatives: a one-day intergenerational co-creation workshop that used movement, drawing and collaborative activities to explore sustainability; and the Ageing Well Public Talks, an ongoing public education series launched in 2019 that has reached more than 90,000 participants worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the researchers were embedded directly in these initiatives, they collected varied forms of data. For the storytelling club, this included in\u2011class narrative work and follow\u2011up interviews conducted over several months. The one\u2011day workshop was video recorded, supplemented by participants\u2019 immediate reflections and post\u2011event surveys. The public talks incorporated continuous feedback loops \u2013 short surveys after each session, annual questionnaires and voluntary testimonials \u2013 creating a multi\u2011year record of participants\u2019 learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken together, these cases offered insight across different time scales: from a single immersive day to a multi-week program to an ongoing, multi-year public learning platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across all three, Balyasnikova explains, they found that \u201colder learners pursue education for diverse purposes, often closely tied to well-being and social engagement.\u201d The study did not measure clinical outcomes such as physical health or functional ability; instead, it focused on perceived improvements in social connectedness, cognitive engagement, empowerment and sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants consistently reported increased confidence, stronger social ties and a renewed sense of purpose. Learning later in life, the study shows, supports cognitive, emotional and social growth \u2013 helping older adults challenge age-related stereotypes, remain mentally active and participate more fully in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings challenge the dominant policy perspective shaped in part by the World Health Organization, which defines healthy aging primarily in terms of maintaining functional ability. Balyasnikova says this narrow focus contributes to reductive narratives about older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDominant narratives continue to cast older adults either as privileged individuals seeking only leisure or as vulnerable people in cognitive decline,\u201d she says. \u201cThese framings obscure the richness of learning later in life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study argues that overlooking learning as a core component of healthy aging is a missed opportunity in global policy. When learning does take place, it is often framed narrowly in terms of workforce participation rather than as a tool for well\u2011being and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balyasnikova emphasizes the broader implications of the work. \u201cMajor policy frameworks on healthy aging rarely engage seriously with education. Addressing this gap is essential for rethinking what learning can look like across the life course,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By calling for learning to be explicitly integrated into global frameworks, Balyasnikova and the study advocates for a more holistic, inclusive approach to policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope the article contributes to shifting both policy and practice,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt makes the case for recognizing learning as integral to healthy aging frameworks and offers language to support advocacy for programming. 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