by Karen Thurston | Apr 2, 2014
In recognition of National Minority Health Month, the Diverse Elders Coalition is featuring stories relevant to the health disparities and health issues affecting diverse older adults during April. A new story will be shared every Wednesday with additional posts...
by Karen Thurston | Nov 13, 2013
When our nation talks about Asian Americans, it often groups together people from different cultures and those who speak different languages. Someone from China faces different challenges than a refugee from Cambodia, yet research typically wouldn’t show this. As a...
by Karen Thurston | Sep 8, 2013
Since 1978, when the first Sunday following Labor Day was designated “National Grandparents Day”, the number of grandparents in the U.S. has been growing from 40 million (1980) to 65 million (2011) to an estimated 80 million (2020). Over time the roles of...