Aging – Resource Kit
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) team, together with the 50+ Thriving Team leaders of A Bolder Way Forward, have curated a collection of recommended resources. This includes UWLP research and materials as well as valuable contributions from statewide and national community partners and organizations. To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Research
- Unpaid Care Work Among Utah Women - 2017
- Women & Aging: What Utahns Need to Know - 2024
- Women and Finances: What Utahns Need to Know - 2020
Resources
- 50+ Thriving: What Utahns Need to Know
- Article: Women and Aging: What Utahns Needs to Know
- Conversation Guide: Utah Women & Aging
- Conversation Guide: Utah Women & Perimenopause/ Menopause
- Podcast: Women & Aging: What Utahns Need to Know
Community Research
- 2020-2024 Women in the Workforce: State of Utah (Department of Workforce Services, 2025)
- Menopause Experiences: Providers Can Do Better in Educating, Starting the Conversation (AARP, 2018)
- Millennials and Boomers: How Utah’s Generations Compare to Each Other and the Nation (Utah Foundation, 2015)
- Social Connections Enhance Brain Health (AARP, 2025)
- Taking Care of Our Seniors: An Assessment of Utah’s Aging Services [search word: “women”] (Utah Foundation, 2015)
- The Status of Women in Utah (Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2020)
- Utah Aging Data (Utah Department of Health & Human Services)
- Women Ages 50–64 Are Financially Stressed, AARP Survey Finds (AARP, 2022)
- Work Has Both Positive and Negative Impacts on Mental Health (AARP, 2025)
Community Articles
- 10 Habits of People Who Age Well (The Habit Healers, 2025)
- Age Discrimination in the Workplace (AARP, 2022)
- Dementia Care Pilot Program Now Supports More Families (AARP, 2025)
- Detailed Population Profile (Department of Workforce Services)
- Perceptions About Dementia Don’t Match Reality (AARP, 2021)
- Silver Linings: My Retired Parents Failure to Launch (Deseret News, 2025)
- Silver Linings: One Thing People Can Do to Live well as they Age? Ballroom Dancing (Deseret News, 2025)
- State and County Quickfacts: Utah (United States Census Bureau, 2025)
- Technology Adoption Continues as Older Adults Integrate Tech into Daily Life (AARP, 2025)
If you have any changes or additions, please email UWLP@usu.edu.
Organizations & Support:
- AARP Utah
- Adult and Aging Services - Salt Lake County
- Aging and Adult Service- Utah Department of Health & Human Services
- Alzheimer’s Association – Utah Chapter
- Healthy Aging Program List of Partners – Utah Department of Health & Human Services
- MAG Senior Help Guide – Area Agencies on Aging
- Senior Services – Utah Department of Health & Human Services
- Services by County – Utah Department of Health & Human Services
- UtahAging.org
- Utah Assisted Living Association
- Utah Creative Aging Coalition
- Utah Commission on Aging
- Utah Health Care Association & Utah Center for Assisted Living
- Utah Women & Leadership Project