Public health and aging services must regain lost trust, or gain the trust they never had earned.
Without Trust, There Can Be No Healthcare Equity
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ASA Joins AARP, AARP Foundation and SAGE in Amicus Briefs Fighting Discrimination Against LGBT Surviving Spouses
‘The SSA is discriminating against married LGBT couples.’
Doctors Without Borders Helps U.S. Nursing Homes Fight Infection, Stigma and for Resources
‘Some of the world’s most advanced health systems were not prepared to handle a pandemic.’
Success! Addressing Vaccine Reluctance in Long-term Care Staff
‘Between Dec. 18 and Jan. 17, only 37.5 percent of nursing home staff stepped up to be vaccinated.’
Muscogee Nation Fights Back Against COVID, Preserving Tradition
‘Our survival as a people and a culture has been threatened once again by sickness and disease.’
Caring for Older Adults Post-incarceration
Substance use disorders and multiple morbidities present a complex picture.
Prevalence and Correlates of Methamphetamine Use Among Older Men Who Have Sex with Men in San Francisco
This population’s needs are often overlooked given assumptions that older adults do not engage in substance use.
Working, or Unable to Work, the ‘Most Dangerous Jobs in America’
Countless CNAs and residential care aides have left jobs due to contracting the virus, or to quarantine or care for kids or other relatives.
Connecting Housing to Health: CDC Gets Vaccines into HUD-subsidized Senior Housing
60 percent of LeadingAge affordable housing members know of COVID cases in their communities.
It’s Time to Stop Neglecting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Caregivers
‘Two in four AI/AN caregivers reported being the only person to provide care, leaving them with little to no support.’
Precarity, USA
‘The most marginalized may be seen as “perfect” workers—people who are used the most and cost the least.’
Of Aging: Equity, Economics and Class
‘Authors explore the intersections of racial and cultural identity, ageism, poverty and the need for responsive policy.’
The Intersections of Inequity in Aging
‘Let’s raise up and explicitly value women, and the work that women do, at all ages.’
The Economics of Equity: The Outsized Impact of COVID on Older, Non-white Workers
Between March and July 2020, nearly one-fifth of non-white women lost their jobs.
What Might it Mean for the United States to Achieve Equity for Older Adults of Color?
Some people are further behind not because of deficits within them, their families or their communities.
The Long Arm of Inequities and Minority Elders: Life Course Matters
Increased risk of chronic disease is best understood through the different periods of a person’s life as they interact and accumulate.
“How Much Time Do You Want for Your ‘Progress’?” Inequitable Aging for Diverse Sexual and Gender Minorities
SGM older adults and older adults of color are disproportionately affected by poverty and mental and physical health conditions.
Covid-19 Will Change How We Address Aging, Equity and Longevity—Three Lessons from the Pandemic
‘As we turn toward recovery, we must rebuild our health and social systems to be more equitable.’
Leaving No Older Adult Hungry During the Pandemic
Meals on Wheels quickly and safely ramped up food delivery to meet the rapid influx in demand and combat food insecurity among elders.
More Than Ever, COVID-19 Needs a Racial Justice Response
‘While we are all weathering this storm, we are not in the same boat.’