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Promoting Healthy Aging to Reduce Risk of Dementia

WEBThe association between these five risk factors (i.e., diabetes, midlife hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking, and midlife obesity) and an increased risk for …

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Without Trust, There Can Be No Healthcare Equity

WEBMistrust of the healthcare system and other public institutions is a critical barrier to equity in health as we age. Today, a legacy of mistrust sown by a history of …

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Making Healthcare More Inclusive

WEBFor all of us in healthcare, the journey toward equity, inclusion and belonging has never mattered more. According to The New England Journal of …

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Political Determinants of Health and Equity

WEBKey Words: political determinants of health, racism, health equity, social justice, climate change, health disparities, race and ethnicity, data equity, inequities. …

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Health Equity for Elders at the Neighborhood Level

WEBAttending to neighborhood environments as important determinants of health equity among older adults emphasizes improving environments that prevent poor health and create …

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ASA New York Regional Network Event American Society on Aging

WEBASA New York Regional Network. This special ASA New York Regional Network is hosted by Cynthia Stuen, ASA Immediate Past Board Chair, and Senior Vice President, Chief …

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CNYGEC: Brooklyn Core Day 2

WEBASA is the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge and strengthen the skills of our members and others who work with and on behalf of older adults.

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Why Our Healthcare System Is Failing Older Adults

WEBCOVID has disproportionately killed older adults, specifically those living in nursing homes. This highlights the fact that we are complicit in allowing those who are older to suffer, …

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Leadership and Change Management for Community-Based …

WEB11/15/2016 12 Vision Frame Vision Frame as Coherence • Today • Acute treatment • Pay for transactions • Cost unaware • Professional prerogative • In-patient • Individual …

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Social Connection in Older Age

WEBThere is growing awareness of the negative health outcomes associated with social isolation and loneliness in the United States and globally. The COVID-19 …

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Older Undocumented Immigrants and Their Health

WEBAcross the board undocumented immigrants have disproportionately higher health risks. Our study found that twice as many undocumented immigrants ages 65 …

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CNYGEC Manhattan Core Day 2: Providing Interdisciplinary …

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Positive Impact of Public Health During COVID

WEBAbstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has made starkly clear that the public health system in the United States can significantly impact the health and well-being of …

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LA’s LAACHA Shows How Collaboration Pays Off

WEBIn 2007, LA County’s Department of Public Health Office of Women's Health (OWH) held a large convening of 450 women’s health leaders to get feedback and …

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Housing, Older Adults, Health, Inequities, Policy

WEBHousing is central to older adults’ life outcomes. Housing’s affordability, physical quality, and location can impact physical and mental health. Housing policies and practices …

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The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program

WEBDuring their fellowship year and beyond, Fellows have been at the forefront of addressing geriatric behavioral health and related policy issues, including geriatric workforce …

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Blacks Fall Into Poverty as Their Health Worsens

WEBThose problems manifest themselves in the already fragile health of Black Americans, which progressively worsens as they age. Nearly 4 in 10 Black men ages 18 …

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Multisector Plans for Aging a Must

WEBTo help states with this planning, The Center for Health Care Strategies’ Multisector Plan for Aging Learning Collaborative is a multistate learning community that …

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The Economic Impact of the Pandemic on Older Adults

WEBAbstract: The global health pandemic exacerbated existing economic disparities for many older adults who struggled as a result of structural inequality. Even …

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Homelessness, Older Adults, Poverty, Health

WEBHomelessness among older adults is increasing; among single homeless adults, approximately half are ages 50 and older. Of these, almost half first became homeless …

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Centering BIPOC Will Fix Care Infrastructure

WEBThe inherent and long established structural racism built into our care infrastructure has been allowed to permeate without consequence and perpetuates disparities and …

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Reimagining and Transforming Long-Term Care

WEBAbstract: This article highlights the racial/ethnic disparities predating COVID-19 in long-term care (LTC) settings that contributed to the disproportionate impacts of …

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