by Diverse Elders | May 12, 2017
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and we want to use this opportunity to highlight some of the amazing work that our member organizations are doing on behalf of AAPI elders. We spoke with Nkauj Iab Yang, the California Director of...
by Diverse Elders | May 10, 2017
by Howard Bedlin, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy for the National Council on Aging (NCOA). This article originally appeared on the NCOA blog. Last week, Congress approved a final fiscal year 2017 (FY17) appropriations bill that will keep the government...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 18, 2017
By Jackie Edwards, Contributing Writer, SaludToday.com. This post originally appeared on SaludToday. Did you know more than 300,000 people over age 65 are hospitalized for hip fractures every year? Hip fractures have steadily declined over the years. But a California...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 18, 2017
This week, members of the Diverse Elders Coalition are attending and presenting at the National Council on Aging (NCOA) benefits enrollment conference in Washington, DC. We want to ensure that diverse elders have access to the programs that improve aging in our...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 5, 2017
by Stephanie Johnson Monroe, Director of the African American Network Against Alzheimer’s. This article originally appeared on the LEAD Coalition website. The LEAD Coalition is a diverse and growing national coalition of more than 90 member organizations committed to...