Webinar: The COVID Crisis and Regulations, Oversight, and the Economics of Nursing Homes
This webinar, sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition and the New York Bar Association, examines nursing home reform following the disastrous impact of COVID-19. The program covers the fundamentals of the nursing home industry: its legal structure, oversight, funding and ownership, and realities of enforcement. The presenters discuss issues with staffing, infection and quality control, profit vs. non-profit ownership, and the debates over liability and immunity that have become so heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tools for Advancing Age Inclusivity in Higher Education
The Gerontological Society of America and its Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education designed this toolkit, with support from AARP, to provide resources to advance age inclusivity in institutions of higher education. These tools and resources may be adapted to meet your institution's approach to making the case, building relationships, addressing ageism, crafting new efforts, and conducting assessments. The suite of tools can be used by faculty, students, administrators, and other campus leaders.
Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2021
The Community Guide to Adult Oral Health Program Implementation
The Community Guide to Adults Oral Health Program Implementation (Oral Health Guide), funded by the Administration for Community Living and the Office on Women's Health, aims to help groups at the state and local levels start or enhance their own oral health programs for older adults. Here, community-based entities can find key tips, case studies, interactive tools, and other sources of support for creating cost-effective, sustainable programs.
Diverse Elders Coalition
This web page from the Diverse Elders Coalition includes education aimed at advocating for policies and programs that improve aging in communities of racially and ethnically diverse people; American Indians and Alaska Natives; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender people. The web page includes current and past policy advocacy campaigns, public education, personal narratives, and blog posts. Topics include Alzheimer's disease and dementia, HIV/AIDS, immigration reform, Medicare and Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act. Caregiver and COVID-19 information are also provided.
A Public Health Approach to Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
The Alzheimer's Association, as part of a cooperative agreement with CDC's Healthy Aging Program, and in partnership with Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, developed these curricular materials on cognitive health, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease for use by undergraduate faculty in schools and programs of public health.
HPAC Interprofessional Education Standards Survey
The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) (healthprofessionsaccreditors.org) provides a forum for its 25 members to cooperate in areas of mutual interest to ensure that accreditors’ standards, policies and procedures support and prepare graduates for contemporary practice as part of interprofessional teams.
Caregiving for Family and Friends- A Public Health Issue
This brief from the CDC and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors includes action items that public health professionals and communities can take to make changes that positively impact caregivers. Data was collected from community-dwelling adults in 2015-2017 through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). A PDF of the brief is available for download.
Source: CDC, 2020
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/healthy-brain-issue-maps.html
Subjective Cognitive Decline- A Public Health Issue
This brief from the CDC and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors includes the most recent data available on subjective cognitive decline (SCD), management of chronic conditions, and caregiving burdens to help identify and mitigate future effects of an aging population. Data was collected from community-dwelling adults in 2015-2017 through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). It also includes action steps for public health professionals on how to improve the health and wellbeing of people with SCD. A PDF of the brief is available for download.
Older Adults and Oral Health
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research dispels many common misconceptions about oral health and growing older and offers tips on maintaining a healthy mouth for a lifetime.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults