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Choosing to Fight: For Me, For My Daughter, For Care
A caregiver with health issues faces impossible caregiving choices and works toward a brighter future for others.
Telemental Health Services for Older Adults
Between May 2019 and June 2020, comfort in using video conferencing platforms rose from 53% to 64% in people ages 50–80.
Now Is the Time to Act for Youth Caregivers
This country has traditionally devalued caregiving, but it’s time to stop.
New Opportunity to Better Integrate Nutrition into Clinical Preventive Care
Nutrition care can help address chronic diseases and support active aging.
Top 5+ Sessions Not to Miss at On Aging 2022
Perhaps the title of the “most critical to our daily lives” General Session goes to the final one, with Ai-jen Poo and Bill McKibben.
Billions of Reasons to Design Technology Around Older Adults
New study demonstrates barriers to tech use for many elders.
With so Many Immigrants Acting as Care Workers, We Must Clear Them a Path
In five states, more than 40% of direct care workers are immigrants.
Diversifying Medicine at the NIH
NIH diversity lead Dr. Marie Bernard on how she got there and why it’s such a crucial job.
Advancing Healthy Nutrition and Aging with New Resources for Federal Advocacy
Malnutrition is a growing crisis; this toolkit lays out how to advocate for improved care and access and generate research.
Excerpt: On Learning That I Was Teaching “N—-r Literature”: Or Why It’s Hard To Do Diversity in Academe
An excerpt from “Sisterlocking Discoarse” focuses on racism inside and outside academics.
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