by Neil Gonzalez. This article originally appeared on New America Media. Betty de Guzman takes her ailments in stride. The gracefully dressed, pixie-haired 78-year-old has been a breast-cancer survivor the past 16 years. “When I got diagnosed, I said so be it,” she...
NAPCA tells Congress about the needs of older Americans in the workforce!
In response to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging’s Request for Information, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) delivered comments on the opportunities and challenges facing older adults in the workforce and provided recommendations...
Sign-on to Protect AAPI Data Disaggregation
Show your community solidarity against efforts to divide us. The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a proud champion of the nationwide, community-driven movement to disaggregate Asian American and Pacific Islander data categories to reveal the...
SAGE Condemns the Trump Administration’s Ban on Transgender People in the Military
This post originally appeared on the SAGE website. SAGE, the nation’s largest and oldest organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders, will not stand by quietly as the Trump administration continues its attempts to erase the transgender...
Empowering Communities to Age with Dignity
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. For more information about upcoming regional conferences and trainings, check out NHCOA's Facebook page. The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) brought together members of the older adult population along with...
Healthy Aging Starts with a Healthy Mouth, and Health Equity Starts with Us
Last week, the Diverse Elders Coalition traveled to Alexandria, VA for the Oral Health America Medicare Symposium. Advocates, policymakers, and providers convened for this Symposium to discuss how to get a dental benefit included in Medicare. A recent study found that...