Engage at Every Age: Older Americans Month 2018

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Jodi Boyne

It’s Older Americans Month! Engage at Every Age, this year’s theme, emphasizes that every age is the right age to take part in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Now it’s your turn to engage! 

Help promote Older Americans Month (OAM) using these tips and resources. 

Ways to Engage on Social Media

Each week, LeadingAge will focus on a different issue area in our OAM posts and articles. Last week we focused on advocacy and this week our theme is wellness. Join us in the next three weeks on bringing attention to these key issues:

• Week 3: Women’s Health
• Week 4: Dementia Friendly Communities
• Week 5: Long-Term Care 

Whether you’re using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, engage your communities with OAM activities to help them take steps to engage with their health, the community, and the lives of others. 

FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM:

Like @LeadingAge and @ACLGov

Share and “like” OAM content on ours and other sites to help spread the word.

Add the hashtag #OAM18 to your posts/tweets so all campaign participants can see them.

Use these OAM info cards (check back each week for new images).

SAMPLE POSTS:

May is Older Americans Month. This month inspires us to "Engage at Every Age" in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. #OAM18 https://oam.acl.gov/

What does wellness mean? How does your community embrace physical, mental, and emotional well-being? http://www.leadingage.org/distance-learning/education-spotlights/wellness/what-does-wellness-look-your-organization #OAM18

Read these powerful stories of how older adults engaged with the political system to impact change! http://leadingage.org/magazine/january-february-2018/Advocacy-Success-Stories-Making-Impact-V8N1 #OAM18

SAMPLE TWEETS:

It's Older Americans Month! Inspire your community to "Engage at Every Age" in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. #OAM18 https://oam.acl.gov/

How will you celebrate Older Americans Month this May? We want to hear from you! #OAM18

Share how you "Engage at Every Age" by posting a selfie and adding #OAM18!

IDEAS FOR INSTAGRAM:

Take a picture of an older adult and post a story from them.

Take a selfie and share how you engage with your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Share an info card with an inspirational quote about older adults.