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...
Civic Engagement: Your Voice Matters!
This letter was originally published on the NICOA website on July 19, 2016. Read the original here. Dear Elder, Ya’at’eeh! I am reaching out to you to share about a timely opportunity that we have for your voice be heard by the Administration for Community Living and...
SAGE and Partners Launching LGBT Elder Housing in NYC
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post Blog on July 11, 2016. Read the original post here. Recently, SAGE closed out New York City’s Pride month with the historic announcement that, after many years of effort, we have sealed deals for the Big Apple’s...
Indigenous Foods: A Path to Healthy Living
by Christine Herman. Christine is the NCAREE Technical Communications Manager for the National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. (NICOA). Healthy eating in the modern world is not always easy. Fast food and prepackaged foods offer inexpensive and easy alternatives to...
A Mother’s Take: Living Above the Line
This article originally appeared in the Pacific Citizen. Recently, I received a message from a mother who asked me, “How do you deal with all the hatred that is in the world?” She has a transgender son, and so I knew her question was directed at me because I, too,...