The 43rd Annual n4a Conference & Tradeshow, sponsored by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), takes place in Chicago this week. The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) welcomes the opportunity to highlight the aging issues facing...
The Diverse Elders Coalition opposes the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census
July 23, 2018 Dear Secretary Ross, The Diverse Elders Coalition, a national advocacy organization working to advance policies that improve aging in communities of color, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and LGBT communities, opposes the inclusion of a...
Latino Engagement: the only path to be included in political decision making and leadership initiatives
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Para leer este artículo en español, clic aquí. “Civic Engagement is the only tool that guarantees the inclusion of the Latino community in the decisions made by policymakers in the US.” It was the conclusion reached by...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and as we have previously shared mental illness affects one in five adults in America and is a leading cause of disability. Unfortunately, almost two-thirds of people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek help,...
Winning Strategies: Organizing Consumers for Delivery Reform
by Jessie Zimmerer. This post originally appeared on the Center for Community Engagement in Health Innovation blog. If health care advocacy were a sport, there’d be no question about our defensive strategy. Much of our collective efforts over the last few years have...
NICOA Conference on Aging in Indian Country is in September
The 2018 National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. (NICOA) Conference on Aging in Indian Country is just two months away, and it is the only conference which focuses exclusively on American Indian and Alaska Native Elders. The biennial conference, which will bring in...