By Kathleen Cameron, BSPharm, MPH. This article originally appeared on the NCOA blog. How to Stay Safe from Coronavirus this Holiday Key Takeaways: With COVID-19 cases rising in almost all states, the holidays will require extra safety precautions this year. The best...
Alone but Resilient: What We’re Learning About Social Isolation Among Older Adults Amidst the Pandemic
By Renée Markus Hodin. This article originally appeared on Community Catalyst. In January of this year, I traveled to upstate New York to help my very active 83-year-old father move into an independent living building. He had been contemplating this move for a few...
Honoring Marny Xiong’s Legacy in Our Fight for Culturally Competent Healthcare
By Kham S. Moua. This article originally appeared on SEARAC's blog. COVID-19 has killed over 220,000 Americans, including my cousin. At 31, Marny had just started her tenure as Chair of the Saint Paul School Board. She was intelligent, beautiful, and ambitious, but...
The need to expand clinical trials to include communities of color
This article originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Health care must always meet the best standards in order to care for the population, and this can only be achieved through informed and accurate decision-making based on the results of health studies. Health care...
NICOA Celebrates Native Elders with Live Webinar
This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. Commemorate National Native American Heritage Month with the National Indian Council on Aging’s live webinar, “A Celebration of Native Elders". Join us November 10, 1-3 p.m. EST, as we recognize the many sacrifices,...
Taking care of each other, taking care of ourselves
This article originally appeared on the SAGE blog. Over the past year, we have faced the COVID-19 pandemic, an onslaught of racial injustice, and a historic presidential election, yet through it all, LGBT elders continue their activism and refuse to be invisible....