by Diverse Elders | Nov 20, 2020
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...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 24, 2020
This article originally appeared on Black Health Matters. Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate or reused protective gear, and nearly twice as likely as white...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 23, 2020
This article originally appeared on the SAGE blog. On June 12, SAGE officially announced the formation of the new HIV & Aging Policy Action Coalition (HAPAC). Generously funded by Gilead’s HIV Aging Positively Initiative, the coalition aims to build a dynamic,...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 16, 2020
By Richard Eisenberg. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. You can learn in The New York Times how many humans have died from the coronavirus from its Tracking the Coronavirus graphic (472,125 as of June 23, 2020). But to understand the humanity, you need...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 2, 2020
by Elana Kieffer. This article originally appeared on the NCOA blog. New York City has been the American city hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all New Yorkers are equally at risk; age has been a serious risk factor, and nearly 75% of New Yorkers who have died...