This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Gender is much more complex than most of us were taught. Transgender people have existed for as long as people have existed. But due to stigma, poor treatment, lack of knowing others like themselves and fear of...
by Jason Resendez and Stephanie Monroe. This article originally appeared on SaludAmerica! In our work with the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities Engagement Network, we are reflecting on the numerous challenges and injustices people of color face...
by Kayla Sawyer. This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. It is a common misconception that sleep needs decline with age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that 61-64-year-olds get seven to nine hours, and adults 65 and older get seven...
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. When applications opened for New York City’s first affordable housing property for LGBTQ older adults recently, 1,000 people eagerly sent theirs in on that first day. This underscores a genuine need. Not only is New...
by Dr. Terry Fulmer, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Are you safe at home? Many of us take the answer to that question for granted. After all, our home should be our refuge. It should be a place where we...
Born in Santa Ana, CA, to two Muslim refugee survivors of the Cambodian genocide, Hatefas Yop wasn’t aware of her family’s use of public services when she was a young girl. After all, her peers in her elementary school all hailed from the local neighborhood, where...
