by Diverse Elders | Oct 23, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2017 Contact: Jenna McDavid, National Managing Coordinator 646-653-5015 Today, the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center in response to a request...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 13, 2017
by Heron Greenesmith. This post originally appeared on the Justice in Aging blog. Tina and Jackie were born in the same town in 1947. Despite similar beginnings, their lives take very different turns. In 1967, Tina meets Frank. And Jackie meets Frances. As a same-sex...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 5, 2017
by Chandra Thomas Whitfield. This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com. Cecelia Hayden Smith, 72, knows exactly how she wants to live out the remainder of her golden years: lounging lazily on the porch of a cozy house tucked along a quiet, treelined street in...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 22, 2017
by Ana Maria De La Rosa. This post originally appeared on the Community Catalyst Health Policy Hub. Our advocacy around race and health requires us to address racism as a cause of poor health, recognizing that without addressing this root cause, attempts at solving...
by Dr. Yanira Cruz | Jun 14, 2017
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Hispanics and Latinos make up the fastest-growing demographic of the US population. In 2015, the Hispanic population reached 56.6 million, making Hispanics the nation’s largest ethnic/racial minority, constituting 17.6%...
