by Diverse Elders | Mar 21, 2019
By Christine Nguyen, MD. This story originally appeared on KALW FM’s “Crosscurrents.” In 2006, my Mom had a dream. Grandma sat above her, perched on a black stone wall so high her feet didn’t touch the floor. “Mother,” Mom called, “You’re up so high. You might...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 15, 2019
by Kerry Hannon. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. I recently attended a Milken Institute Future of Health Summit panel in Washington, D.C. called Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging. The experts’ insights whizzed across a range of...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 14, 2019
by Dr. Whitney Postman, PhD/CCC-SLP We wish to introduce the Diverse Elders Coalition to our “Senior Social Group For Brain Health As We Age!” Founded and led by Dr. Whitney Postman, Ph.D./CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor and Director of the Neuro-Rehabilitation of...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 11, 2019
This article originally appeared on Mundo Hispánico. To read the original article in Spanish, click here. Lucia Hernandez Soto gets the tortillas ready for the traditional “pozole” soup for Saturday with the meticulous attention to detail and gentle touch that she...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 8, 2019
by Kayla Sawyer. This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. Unfortunately, the abuse and neglect of American Indian and Alaska Native elders occurs with alarming frequency in tribal communities. Tribal leaders from across the country have identified three...
