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Detroit’s Water Austerity: Lack of Household Water, Contamination, Potential Public Health Crisis

Detroit’s Water Austerity: Lack of Household Water, Contamination, Potential Public Health Crisis

by Diverse Elders | Jul 17, 2019 | Chronic Illness, Discrimination, Health & Wellness, Public Policy

by Julia Kassem. This article originally appeared on Global Research News. In 2017, the City of Detroit alone faced 171 cases of hepatitis A. This was more than all the rest of Wayne County with 142 cases, and topped any other county in Michigan. In total, over 500...

War, Trauma, and the Mental Health of Vietnam War-Era Older Adults

War, Trauma, and the Mental Health of Vietnam War-Era Older Adults

by Diverse Elders | Jul 16, 2019 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Language Access, POC Communities

After the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, many Vietnamese people fled their war-torn country for the United States in search for a better life. Thousands of Vietnamese adults, children, and families crammed onto boats and traveled to the United...

Where to Find Help for Difficult Caregiving Tasks

Where to Find Help for Difficult Caregiving Tasks

by Diverse Elders | Jul 14, 2019 | Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, Language Access

by Chuck Otto. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Caring for a family member, friend or neighbor whose health is compromised by illness, injury or age can be among life’s greatest challenges. And the results of a new AARP study confirm that many...

Elders Come for Indian Day at the National Senior Games

Elders Come for Indian Day at the National Senior Games

by Diverse Elders | Jul 11, 2019 | Health & Wellness, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), Uncategorized

by Kayla Sawyer. This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) came to Albuquerque from June 14-25, attracting a record number of 13,712 athletes from 50 states (plus an estimated 15,000 family members and friends),...

How a Slavery Legacy Made This 65-Year-Old a Georgetown Undergrad

How a Slavery Legacy Made This 65-Year-Old a Georgetown Undergrad

by Diverse Elders | Jul 9, 2019 | Aging and Ageism, Discrimination, Economic Security, POC Communities

by Richard Harris. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. It’s been nearly 14 years since Hurricane Katrina washed away all the physical mementos of Mélisande Short-Colomb’s life along the Mississippi Gulf coast.  Her nearly 200-year-old Pass  Christian,...

Middle Income Older Adults Need New Policies and Programs That Will Work for Them

Middle Income Older Adults Need New Policies and Programs That Will Work for Them

by Diverse Elders | Jul 7, 2019 | Caregiving, Economic Security, Housing, LGBTQ Communities, Public Policy, Uncategorized

by Dr. Marcy Adelman. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Times. Joan and Lucy are members of an increasing population of older adults in their 70s and 80s who will need some type of assistance to support them to age in place. Joan is a retired...

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