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3 Reasons Why Volunteering In Retirement Is Good For Your Health
Sonya Stinson
Published: Feb 15, 2016
Updated: Feb 15, 2016
Forbes
Excerpt
1. Older adults who volunteer tend to live longer. Scientists aren’t sure of the causal relationship between volunteering and a longer life span, said Erwin Tan, MD, director of Senior Corps, a program of the CNCS that connects volunteers ages 55 and older with organizations they can help.
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