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Covering issues on aging and disability impacting immigrant communities and communities of color.

Older Adults

Racial Inequities Persist for Black People in Retirement

ACoM -
Racial inequalities for Black workers persist into retirement, who often retire early, lessening the amount of Social Security they receive.
Health

A Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care Residents

Peter Schurmann -
Advocates for older adults say more needs to be done to protect the rights of residents in California's long-term care facilities.
Older Adults

What Inclusion for All Means: California Embraces Master Plan for Older Adults

Sunita Sohrabji -
California’s Master Plan for Aging is a 10-year blueprint addressing current inequities for older adults and disabled people.
News Briefings

Disaggregating AAPI Health Data – Key to Combating Health Disparities

ACoM -
This briefing will share the latest data on AAPI health indicators, underlying contributors to such differences and why a one-size-fits-all approach to health care falls short.
Race & Ethnicity

Japanese American Artists Pay Homage to Ancestors Incarcerated at Internment Camps

Sunita Sohrabji -
Eighty years after the incarceration of 126,000 Japanese Americans at internment camps, Sansei Granddaughters, a group of women artists pay homage to their ancestors.
News Exchange

Everyday Ageism Impacts Physical and Emotional Health of Older Adults

Sunita Sohrabji -
Over 82 percent of adults over the age of 50 say they regularly experience one or more form of everyday ageism on a regular basis, studies show.
News Briefings

Scapegoating Older Adults – Ageism Rears its Ugly Head

ACoM -
Speakers will discuss age-related bias, and its physical and mental impacts on older adults.
News Exchange

The ‘Chronic Rash’ of Ageism in Mainstream Media

Peter Schurmann -
The narrative that the nation's woes can be chalked up to the advanced age of its leaders is a sign of rampant ageism in media and society.
Health

Older Adults Still At High Risk for COVID-19 — Beware Complacency

Mark Hedin -
“We need your help in communicating the value of vaccines and boosters and testing-to-treatment for this population.”
News Briefings

Older Adults Still at High Risk for Covid-19: Boosters, Family Caregivers, Care Centers Most Effective Measures

ACoM -
Speakers will discuss the challenges of getting older adults fully boosted, and much more.

California Health Officials Call for Older Adults to Stay Vaccinated, Rejoin Their Communities

Natalie Hanson -
The re-opening of adult day centers in California combined with the availability of vaccines is allowing older adults to come out of isolation.
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