New Publication Alert with amazing co-authors: Synthesizing Best Practices to Promote Health Equity for Older Adults Through Community-Engaged Research | Research in Gerontological Nursing https://t.co/nzBFOfB24I
This story, "Black people are beating the odds by turning 100 — and they’re celebrating on TikTok," features quotes from GSA members Tamara Baker, Alyssa Ann Gamaldo-Roddy, and Antonius Skipper! @DrTamaraBaker@Skip_PhD@BlackInGeron
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NEW: The October issue of Health Affairs on #TacklingStructuralRacismInHealth is here. It explores how addressing the impact of all forms of racism in health care is essential to building equity. Supported by @RWJF@CalWellness and @Health4Texas. https://t.co/Jl9tTdiXUz
Now available- @alzassociation Inclusive Language Guide. It outlines minimum standards + guidance for labeling + communicating about social identities, characteristics of individuals + populations, + health disparities. #ENDALZ#healthequity
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Editorial: "It is imperative that the Alzheimer disease and related dementias research community invest in and prioritize inclusion science so that we can provide clear guidance for all people..."
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Join @NA4Caregiving on July 25 for a webinar on family caregiver mental well-being, the mental health challenges family caregivers face, and how policy can be advanced to ease these challenges and improve mental health.
📅: July 25, 3PM ET
🔗: https://t.co/wIWgX1nYfm
Check out this home safety checklist ✅
Alzheimer’s disease causes a number of changes in the brain and body that may affect safety.
If safety measures are in place, an individual living with Alzheimer’s can live in the comfort of his or her own home or a caregiver’s residence.
👏👏👏 to one of the nursing school's "rising stars," prof. Ishan Canty Williams (@iscwilliams), one of just 15 UVA scientists chosen to be a 2023 Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellow.
Brava! https://t.co/bvnBoXuhYS
Please re-Tweet this reason why hospitals must allow family caregivers to be present when people with #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia are being evaluated or receiving treatment and care.
Being Black and poor in America should not be crimes punishable by vigilante death. Jordan Neely did not just deserve to live. He deserved to live a better life than what our society decided to afford him. We are devastated by his loss. @AAPolicyForum's full statement: