ASA - American Society on Aging

MindAlert
Sponsored by the MetLife Foundation

About MindAlert

The MindAlert Program seeks to disseminate research and innovative practices that address the steps that older adults can take to maintain and enhance cognitive and mental functions in their later years. The program, established by the American Society on Aging (ASA) in 2001 and supported with funding from MetLife Foundation, has the following components:

An annual MindAlert lecture and monograph, which impart the latest research findings on maintaining and enhancing cognitive function in late life.
The ASA-MetLife Foundation Mind-Alert Awards, which honor innovative community-based programs that translate research into practical activities that promote cognitive health in elders.
A trainers bureau and train-the-trainers program to facilitate the implementation of cognitive vitality programs in such settings as senior centers, adult learning programs in community colleges, and park and recreation programs
Featured sessions with renown speakers at ASA conferences.

MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation, established in 1976 by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, has been involved in a variety of aging-related initiatives. Since 1986, the Foundation has supported research on Alzheimer’s disease through the MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research and has contributed more than $11.5 million to efforts to find a cure. In addition, the Foundation has provided support for a traveling exhibit on memory; a public-education video for use by caregivers and families of people with Alzheimer’s disease; and support for healthy-aging projects addressing issues of caregiving, intergenerational activities, health and wellness programs, and volunteer opportunities. MetLife Foundation supports health, education, civic, and cultural programs throughout the United States. For more information about the foundation, visit www.metlife.org.