by Dr. Marcy Adelman. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Times. California Governor Gavin Newsom in his State of the State address on February 12 spoke to the issue of the aging of the state's population. “We need to get ready.… For the first...
by Rodney Brooks. This article originally appeared in USA TODAY. An array of health and financial problems converge on African Americans as they age, posing a potentially devastating impact on them. Blacks are more likely than whites to suffer medical conditions that...
by Alyssa Tulabut, Training Manager, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). Stories have been described as “the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wrote, “The human mind is a story processor, not a logic...
February is full of things to celebrate. While Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to take care of our loved ones' hearts, American Heart Month reminds us that it is also a time to focus on the health of our own hearts! And as we honor the leaders of the African...
Providing assistance for older generations is a source of great cultural pride within Hispanic communities, and what motivates Hispanics to become caregivers to their older adults is familiarismo, their cultural values that are passed on from generation to generation....
by Rodney Brooks. This article originally appeared in USA TODAY. A decade ago, Rushern Baker III started seeing signs that something was wrong with his wife when she was still in her late 40s. Christa Beverly was forgetting things and losing things. Then, she was...