by Diverse Elders | Apr 14, 2015
This post was written by Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network. In 2013, the National LGBT Cancer Network and LGBT HealthLink surveyed over 300 LGBTQ-identified cancer survivors and found that, overwhelmingly, our communities...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 10, 2015
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is one of the five Diverse Elders Coalition members. NAPCA recently selected a new CEO, Dr. Wesley Lum. Below is the announcement from NAPCA about Dr. Lum’s appointment. We at the DEC are looking forward to...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 6, 2015
This blog written by HANM staff member Colin Baillio originally appeared on the Health Action New Mexico website. In collaboration with the National Indian Council on Aging and the Diverse Elders Coalition, Health Action New Mexico has released a resource to help...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 16, 2015
The following is a press release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For more information on how health reform and the ACA have impacted our diverse elder communities, click here. CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season Eligible...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 11, 2015
This post originally appeared on the National Hispanic Council on Aging blog. Currently, about one in four people living with HIV in the United States are women ages 13 and older. Of these, roughly half of the women living with HIV are in care, and only 4 in 10 have...
