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“Meals on Wheels” – Telemundo Oklahoma

“Meals on Wheels” – Telemundo Oklahoma

by Diverse Elders | Mar 5, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Language Access, POC Communities

by Cecilia Hernandez-Cromwell. This video originally aired on Telemundo Oklahoma. The Spanish-language video embedded below includes English subtitles. A full English transcript is included below. To be independent is something very important for human beings from the...

Get Counted: For Your Family, Your Community, and Your Future

Get Counted: For Your Family, Your Community, and Your Future

by Angie Boddie | Mar 4, 2020 | Access to Services, Civic Engagement, Data Collection / Research, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), POC Communities, Public Policy

The U.S. Constitution requires that the population of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories is counted every ten years. By April 1, 2020, every household will receive a notice to complete the 2020 Census. Participating in the 2020...

LGBTQ Bereaved Spouses Seek Solace

LGBTQ Bereaved Spouses Seek Solace

by Diverse Elders | Mar 3, 2020 | Access to Services, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, Uncategorized

by Kevyn Burger. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. After surviving a heart attack and a cancer diagnosis, Carol Riddell feared being kept alive by machines more than she feared death itself. The retired teacher had made her end-of-life wishes clear to...

AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health during American Heart Month

AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health during American Heart Month

by Diverse Elders | Feb 26, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness

by Kelly Jakubek. This article originally appeared on the American Medical Association website. To help the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering...

Hágase Contar: Hispanic older adults must be counted by the 2020 Census

Hágase Contar: Hispanic older adults must be counted by the 2020 Census

by Dr. Yanira Cruz | Feb 26, 2020 | Access to Services, Civic Engagement, Data Collection / Research, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), POC Communities, Public Policy

Did you know? Hispanic/Latino* households in the United States are at risk of being undercounted by the 2020 Census. Latinos have been undercounted for decades, disadvantaging our families, communities, and neighborhoods. Today, there are 56.5 million Hispanics living...

Why The New ‘Public Charge’ Rule Could Hit Older Immigrants Hard

Why The New ‘Public Charge’ Rule Could Hit Older Immigrants Hard

by Diverse Elders | Feb 25, 2020 | Access to Services, Discrimination, Economic Security, Health Insurance, Public Policy

by Jaya Padmanabhan. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Devyani Dave immigrated from India to California in 1995 in her early 60s to live near her son and his family. Her green card was sponsored by her son (who prefers not to reveal his name), a citizen...

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