by Nicolás Peña | Nov 19, 2018
Flu season is upon us! It is so important for people 65 years and older to get vaccinated because they are at greater risk of serious complications from the flu. While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people 65 years and older have the greatest...
by Diverse Elders | May 8, 2018
by Kevyn Burger. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Mary Owl still remembers her first cigarette, puffed when she was 13 years old. “I was never so high in my life,” recalled Owl, now 58. “I inhaled, got dizzy and then sick to my stomach.” A tribal...
by Diverse Elders | May 1, 2018
by D. Kevin McNeir for the Washington Informer. The future remains uncertain for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which opened the door for a major overhaul of the United States healthcare system with President Barack Obama’s signature in 2010, and which continues to be...
by Hank Trout | Mar 13, 2018
Honoring Our Experience, a social services program run by the Shanti Project, sponsors a series of REVIVAL dances to honor long-term HIV survivors in San Francisco. Hank wrote this piece for a talent show at the February 2018 REVIVAL dance and has graciously shared it...
by Jenna McDavid | Mar 12, 2018
A married, gay older couple living in a nursing home introduced themselves as brothers to their healthcare providers and fellow residents because they were afraid of discrimination. A limited-English proficient Chinese American older adult was exhibiting signs of...
