Tag: Health Equity

OAEC Capstone Webinar (Feb. 16, 2023)

Since 2020, the Administration for Community Living (ACL)-funded Older Adults’ Equity Collaborative (OAEC) has worked to elevate cultural competence in the aging network through active engagement with professionals, caregivers, and older adults. This capstone event will reflect on the accomplishments of this collaborative by introducing attendees to the resources and tools generated by the OAEC and look ahead by stimulating conversation on the future of equity in the aging network.

Click HERE to watch the video recording on YouTube.

Download the slide deck below.

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National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2021 Update

On January 4, 2011, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) (Public Law 111-375) was signed into law. The Act defines “Alzheimer’s” as Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) and requires the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the National Alzheimer’s Project to:

  • Create and maintain an integrated National Plan to overcome Alzheimer’s disease;
  • Coordinate Alzheimer’s disease research and services across all federal agencies;
  • Accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer’s disease;
  • Improve early diagnosis and coordination of care and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease;
  • Decrease disparities in Alzheimer’s disease for racial and ethnic minority populations that are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease; and,
  • Coordinate with international bodies to fight Alzheimer’s disease globally.

The law also establishes the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council) and requires the Secretary of HHS, in collaboration with the Advisory Council, to create and maintain a National Plan to overcome AD/ADRD.

Click here to download the NAPA 2021 Update.

California Department of Aging: Equity in Aging Resource Center

California’s vision of equity in aging is to transform every person’s older years into their golden years. To achieve this vision, the California Department of Aging (CDA) works to ensure that all Californians have access to opportunities and services to age how and where we choose – regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, immigration status, religion/faith, income, geography, sexual orientation, gender identity, language, or family status. CDA’s programs, planning, and partnerships aim to do the following:

  1. Expand culturally relevant and accessible services to older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families
  2. Address health and other inequities that can become cumulative as we age; and
  3. combat racism and biases in our aging and disability systems of care.

Access the Equity in Aging Resource Center

Advancing Health Equity Through Meal Programs Serving Older Adults

A collection of resources from a May 13, 2021 webinar (video below) that introduces a systems approach and three practices for building healthy communities and advancing health equity through senior nutrition programs.

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