Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), a non-profit, nonpartisan policy research and advocacy organization, leads a national Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) initiative to promote the health and well-being of the nation’s older adults as a public health priority. This paper is the first of a series of briefs that focuses on the intersection between public health, aging, and age-friendly communities.
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Over the last 12 years, New York City has experienced multiple catastrophic events. The 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, the blackout of 2003, Hurricane Irene, and, most recently, Hurricane Sandy, posed significant challenges to older adults. A common denominator of these incidents was the loss of power and the disruption of systems and services upon which older adults rely, including but not limited to transportation, communication, health care, elevators, and social supports. As a result, tens of thousands of older adults were isolated in high-rise buildings and private homes, in need of food, water, warming or cooling, medical attention, and medication.
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This Equity Assessment by Trellis and SDK Comunications + Consulting provides a compelling snapshot of the ways different systems of inequity come together to create inequities for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) elders aging in their communities. A lifetime of inequities in income and housing stability lead to inequities in aging at home. A lifetime of inequities in employment and income lead to inequities in elders’ retirement income or ability to retire, as well as access to healthcare services.
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This set of case studies, funded by ACL, builds upon a 2018 poll 6 of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) about the extent to which challenges associated with housing and homelessness affect older adults across the country and what programs or partnerships AAAs have developed to address these issues. The case studies highlight innovative programs and solutions that AAAs have developed to address the needs of older adults facing homelessness and/or housing challenges
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