Contact: Jenna McDavid, Diverse Elders Coalition 646-653-5015 Today, the Diverse Elders Coalition delivered 4,710 comments to the federal government's Administration for Community Living (ACL) in response to the ACL's public comment period on their Guidance for the...
The Importance of Latinos in Clinical Trials
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Latinos comprise one of the U.S.’s largest ethnic groups, making up 17% of the U.S. population; however, they only make up 1% of those participating in clinical trials, according to data from the National Press. This is...
Civic Engagement: One Week Left to #TellACL!
Next Monday, August 22nd, is the deadline for submitting your comments to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) about what diverse communities need to age successfully. Our #TellACL campaign has encouraged elders around the country to speak up about what...
Civic Engagement: Join us for a #TellACL Online Day of Action on 8/11
Have you heard about our #TellACL civic engagement campaign with Caring Across Generations? We want our communities to tell the Administration for Community Living (ACL) what we need to age successfully. Whether that means aging services in your native language,...
NAPCA to Convene Focus Groups to Better Communicate with AAPI Older Adults
In August, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) will convene focus groups to better understand how to communicate with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults. NAPCA is working with the University of Washington Healthy Brain Research...
We Need Paid Family Leave NOW
At least 43 million workers in the United States do not have access to any sick days in the workplace; many more cannot utilize paid sick time to care for their child or a family member. Everyone gets sick sometimes, or experiences the sickness of someone in their...