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Elder Abuse Often Goes Unreported

Elder Abuse Often Goes Unreported

by Diverse Elders | Mar 8, 2019 | Access to Services, Elder Abuse, Language Access, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), Uncategorized

by Kayla Sawyer. This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. Unfortunately, the abuse and neglect of American Indian and Alaska Native elders occurs with alarming frequency in tribal communities. Tribal leaders from across the country have identified three...

A Mouthful of Pain for Older People: Sen. Cardin Introduces Medicare Dental Benefit

A Mouthful of Pain for Older People: Sen. Cardin Introduces Medicare Dental Benefit

by Diverse Elders | Mar 6, 2019 | Access to Services, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, Health Insurance, POC Communities, Public Policy

by Viji Sundaram. This article originally appeared in India West. When Sanjog Kaur could no longer bear the pain around her upper molar that had been bothering her for months, she took a needle-nose pliers from her husband’s toolbox one recent day, sterilized it in...

Older Californians and the State of the State

Older Californians and the State of the State

by Diverse Elders | Feb 28, 2019 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities, Public Policy

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...

Aging African Americans are hit with a double-whammy: health and financial troubles

Aging African Americans are hit with a double-whammy: health and financial troubles

by Diverse Elders | Feb 27, 2019 | Discrimination, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, POC Communities

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...

Harnessing the Power of Narrative for Positive Change: SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training

Harnessing the Power of Narrative for Positive Change: SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training

by Diverse Elders | Feb 25, 2019 | Civic Engagement, POC Communities, Public Policy, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

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...

Three Easy Tips to Improve Heart Health for Black Older Adults

Three Easy Tips to Improve Heart Health for Black Older Adults

by Diverse Elders | Feb 22, 2019 | Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, POC Communities

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...

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