Education & Training
Education and Training from The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, which develops and disseminates webinars, modules, learning collaboratives, and publications to support health center providers and staff as they care for an aging patient population. We partner with subject matter experts and health care professionals in various fields to provide up-to-date information and comprehensive overviews of relevant topics.
Source: National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, Harvard University, 2025
AARP Disaster Resilience Tool Kit
A key to ensuring that older adults are properly served by disaster preparedness and emergency planning is to acknowledge — and address — the gaps that exist between local emergency management teams and the organizations and municipal offices that work with and on behalf of older community members. Better integrated disaster planning will help local governments better protect all older residents, whether they are living independently in the community or residing in an assisted living or health care facility.
Dr. John Song’s Vision for Health Equity: Dignity in Death and Dying While in Prison
At the heart of bioethics lies the pursuit of a compassionate and just society. Dr. John Song embodied this heartfelt approach as a bioethicist and an advocate for health equity for the homeless, individuals with HIV/AIDs, and people in prison. Join us for a special Ethics Grand Rounds where we will honor Dr.
Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity
With unprecedented global aging, societies must undertake all-of-society efforts to maximize the benefits and minimize the burdens of aging populations. The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity (Global Roadmap) describes a realistic vision of healthy longevity that could be achieved by 2050. The vision includes full inclusion of people of all ages, regardless of health or functional status, in all aspects of society and societies characterized by social cohesion and equity.
Dementia-Capable States and Communities: the Basics
This briefing discusses how states and communities can become dementia-capable, that is, able to help people with dementia and their caregivers. To show how this can be done, there are examples of innovative programs.
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 2014
https://acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/issue-briefings
Responding to the Wandering and Exit-seeking Behaviors of People with Dementia
This briefing describes how to address the wandering and exit-seeking behavior of people with dementia who live in the community. Person-centered care is the key to responding to wandering. Knowing people and their needs and history helps caregivers anticipate ways to meet needs and prevent injury.
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 2015
Responding to the Wandering and Exit-seeking Behaviors of People with Dementia
This briefing describes how to address the wandering and exit-seeking behavior of people with dementia who live in the community. Person-centered care is the key to responding to wandering. Knowing people and their needs and history helps caregivers anticipate ways to meet needs and prevent injury.
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), 2015
Promoting Community Living for Older Adults Who Need Long-term Services and Supports
ACL describes how states could provide home and community-based services to adults with disabilities and help them remain in their homes and communities. The special circumstances of older adults with dementia, who are at high risk of nursing home use, are also described.
Source: Administration for Community Living, 2016
https://acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/issue-briefings
The Opioid Public Health Emergency and Older Adults
Opioid misuse and addiction have become a large, nation-wide issue. Opioid use disorder can affect people of all ages; racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minorities; income classes; and geographic areas. Older adults are among the groups affected by this problem because they often use prescription opioids to cope with painful chronic conditions, such as arthritis, or procedures, such as surgery.
Source: Administration for Community Living, 2017
https://acl.gov/programs/health-wellness/behavioral-health/
Opportunities to Improve Nutrition for Older Adults and Reduce Risk of Poor Health Outcomes
This brief provides examples for states and others to consider when seeking to improve adults’ health and well-being through malnutrition interventions for community-living older adults, and those experiencing hospitalization.
Source: Administration for Community Living, 2017
https://acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/issue-briefings