by Robert Espinoza | Apr 9, 2020
This article originally appeared on the PHI blog. Illustration by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A remarkable though unsettling new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has drawn attention to the extensive harm that social isolation and...
by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Jan 24, 2020
Can you imagine not having access to your loved one enduring a lengthy hospital stay? Can you imagine being strategically left out of the end of life decisions for your partner or significant other? Do you have the legal standing necessary to handle your partner or...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 22, 2020
By Raymond A. Jetson. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Just a few weeks ago, 24 African-American teenage boys from a local high school in my Baton Rouge, La. community were recommended for suspension. Their crime: participating in a “fight club.” They...
by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Nov 29, 2019
In normative aging, the evolution from adult to older adult often parallels exposure to ageist societal attitudes and behaviors. Seniors are adapting to changing circumstances of bereavement, relocation, and the digital divide of technology. Some are exploring social...
by Diverse Elders | Nov 3, 2019
by Grace Birnstengel. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Larry Curley is a member of the Navajo Nation who, with members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association, founded the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) in 1976. NICOA is a nonprofit...
