FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Navajo Nation Leaders meet with the National Indian Council on Aging Albuquerque, New Mexico - March 9, 2016 - It is inspiring when Tribal leaders demonstrate their concerns and commitment to our cherished elders. The National Indian Council on...
Maria’s Story
Educating the World on HIV/AIDS Prevention by Maria Glover Wallace, MS, MBA This Women's History Month, I reflect on the service given by LGBT women during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s to the countless victims who suffered alone and in silence with...
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This post, in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10th) comes from Maria Eugenia Lane of NHCOA. Women and girls are often an overlooked population in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Yet, about one-quarter of Americans living with HIV are women...
Remembering International Women’s Day
This post originally appeared on the SAGE Blog. In today’s world, women of all ages are largely overlooked, discouraged, and unsupported in accomplishing their goals. This is especially true in the LGBT older women’s community. It is critical that in the larger...
Using Visual Media to Celebrate and Support our Native Elders
At this year’s Aging in America Conference in Washington, DC (March 20-24), the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) will have two posters on display in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Exhibit Hall A. A poster session is a great opportunity for conference...
One Advocate’s Journey: Fighting Alzheimer’s Through Awareness and Research
As the director of the LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s Coalition, I’m thrilled when we can work hand-in-hand with our members to raise awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s among their constituents, staff, and partners. That’s why I’m pleased to share our most recent...