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Bolder Advocacy Released a Guide for Nonprofits to Navigate Lobbying Rules. Read More Here:

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Bolder Advocacy Released a Guide for Nonprofits to Navigate Lobbying Rules. Read More Here:

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May 11 Slides from Evesham Township Presentation

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May 11 Slides from Evesham Township Presentation

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Engaging in Municipal Committees on Aging May 11 2023

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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9:00-3:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick

New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well 2023 Conference: The Future of Aging in New Jersey

There will be a breakout session dedicated to the many organized age-friendly community efforts throughout the state, a panel conversation with Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services Kaylee McGuire and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, and much more.

Don't forget to stop by the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration's table!

More information

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9:00-3:00 pm, Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well 2023 Conference: The Future of Aging in New Jersey There will be a breakout session dedicated to the many organized age-friendly community efforts throughout the state, a panel conversation with Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services Kaylee McGuire and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, and much more.

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Aging Well West Orange's Presentation at the New Jersey Public Health Association 2023 Conference

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Aging Well West Orange's Presentation at the New Jersey Public Health Association 2023 Conference

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May 11: Engaging With Your Local Government Through Municipal Committees on Aging

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May 11: Engaging With Your Local Government Through Municipal Committees on Aging

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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There isn't just one mold or model to copy when trying to ensure a program or event is welcoming to people of all ages and abilities.

That was the message of the "Accessibility in Virtual Programming" online presentation that Age-Friendly North Jersey co-hosted with several partners. Read More

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There isn't just one mold or model to copy when trying to ensure a program or event is welcoming to people of all ages and abilities. That was the message of the "Accessibility in Virtual Programming" online presentation that Age-Friendly North Jersey co-hosted with several partners. Read More

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May 11 Program Recording: Engaging With Your Local Government Through Municipal Committees on Aging

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May 11 Program Recording: Engaging With Your Local Government Through Municipal Committees on Aging

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Municipal Communities on Aging, May 11, 2023

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Speakers: Mayor Jaclyn Veasy, Evesham Township Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Laura Van Dyke, Township of West Orange Older Adult Advisory Board Professor Emily Greenfield, Annabess Ehrhardt, Dr. Althea Pestine-Stevens, Hub for Aging Collaboration at Rutgers School of Social Work

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Join us for our upcoming meeting, "Accessibility in Virtual Programming," on March 21st, 2023 at 1:00pm on zoom.

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Join us for our upcoming meeting, "Accessibility in Virtual Programming," on March 21st, 2023 at 1:00pm on zoom.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Accessibility in Virtual Programming. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Join us for a panel of experts and advocates for accessibility in virtual programming. Learn about some quick actions you can take to improve accessibility, as well as longer-term advocacy considerations.

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Presentation from Hudson Pride, February 2023

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Presentation from Hudson Pride, February 2023

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Presentation from Disability Rights NJ, February 2023

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Presentation from Disability Rights NJ, February 2023

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Presentation from Alzheimer's Association, February 2023

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Presentation from Alzheimer's Association, February 2023

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Presentation for New Jersey Age Friendly Council - February 2023

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Recommended Alliance text for the March 2023 Listening Sessions Testimony for the NJ Age-Friendly Advisory Council (and please share your testimony in the comments section)

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Recommended Alliance text for the March 2023 Listening Sessions Testimony for the NJ Age-Friendly Advisory Council (and please share your testimony in the comments section)

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We recommend that you include the following text in your written and verbal testimony:
New Jersey can’t truly become an age-friendly state without the active participation of its communities. It is encouraging that Governor Murphy's FY 2023-24 budget proposal seeks to create a grant funding program for community-led age-friendly projects. Our [PROJECT NAME] is part of Age-Friendly North Jersey [include link to agefriendlynj.org], and our alliance members believe strongly that state resources are needed to seed and sustain local coordination of age-friendly work. This is the best way to identify and implement the bottom-up strategies that can lead to the public health, social-service and community design improvements specific to each town’s geography and demographics. Creating resilient, healthy and inclusive communities must be considered the essential ingredient in any state’s age-friendly recipe.

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Feb 23: Intergenerational Programming with special guests from Generations United

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Feb 23: Intergenerational Programming with special guests from Generations United

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Age-Friendly North Jersey Meeting on Age-Friendly Intergenerational Programming, February 21, 2023

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Read more about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on RPA's Factsheet.

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Read more about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on RPA's Factsheet.

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Apply for an Inclusive Healthy Communities program grant. Information sessions are available, and letters of intent are due March 3.

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Apply for an Inclusive Healthy Communities program grant. Information sessions are available, and letters of intent are due March 3.

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Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) is a grant program established in 2020 by the Division of Disability Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services. The program funds New Jersey communities and organizations engaged in projects that promote the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities in the communities where they live.

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AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications for quick-action grants through March 15.

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AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications for quick-action grants through March 15.

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AARP Livable Communities, January 18, 2023

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Apply for a quick-action grant. Deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 5 p.m. (ET)

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Apply for Bloomberg Philanthropies' Public Art Challenge Grant. Applications due February 15.

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Apply for Bloomberg Philanthropies' Public Art Challenge Grant. Applications due February 15.

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Apply for Aging Well West Orange's part-time Senior Livability Coordinator position:

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Apply for Aging Well West Orange's part-time Senior Livability Coordinator position:

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Jobs • New Jersey League of Municipalities • CivicEngage

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Generations United also published a report on Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs. Read more here:

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Generations United also published a report on Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs. Read more here:

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Publication

Provides rationale and facts to help make the case for intergenerational programs

Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs is based on a comprehensive review of the literature on intergenerational programs and highlights evidence-based findings on how intergenerational programs benefit everyone.
Download Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs. Download Making the Case in Spanish
Download Fact Sheet - Intergenerational Programs Benefit Everyone - which serves as a companion piece to Making the Case and provides a synthesized overview of the benefits.
Download Fact Sheet in Spanish
Very special thank you to Dr. Ernest Gonzales, Associate Professor at New York University, Silver School of Social Work and his colleagues Rachel Kruchten and Cliff Whetung for researching and writing this document.

These resources were supported by a grant from RRF Foundation for Aging.

Please complete a short survey on this resource.

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Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs - Generations United

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Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs is based on a comprehensive review of the literature on intergenerational programs and highlights evidence-based findings on how intergenerational programs benefit everyone. Download Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs. Download Making the Case in Spanish Download Fact Sheet - Intergenerational Programs Benefit Everyone - which serves as a companion ...

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Read Generations United's updated Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit

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Read Generations United's updated Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit

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Download the Toolkit The Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit represents over 15 years of collaborative research by Dr. Jarrott and is a companion piece to two reports from Generations United and The Eisner Foundation on intergenerational shared sites. The Toolkit offers three resources designed to…

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The American Society on Aging makes the case for state multisector plans for aging. Read more here: 

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The American Society on Aging makes the case for state multisector plans for aging. Read more here: 

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Planning well ensures aging well in communities, with proper supports.

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EngAGEd shares best practices for Implementing Hybrid Programs.

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EngAGEd shares best practices for Implementing Hybrid Programs.

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Check out New Jersey Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective's workshops on the Myth of the BIPOC Pipeline in nonprofit leadership and a peer network of BIPOC members.

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Check out New Jersey Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective's workshops on the Myth of the BIPOC Pipeline in nonprofit leadership and a peer network of BIPOC members.

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In 2016, the Dodge Foundation began its equity journey in earnest, culminating in a strategic plan centered on a vision for an equitable New Jersey. In 2020, as mobilizations for racial justice swept the country and the pandemic abruptly exposed the devastating impacts of structural racism and inequity on people's lives, we answered the call of these crises to imagine a new way and then to put action to our words. Now, six years later, we are fully immersed in this work. Building on the lessons learned over the past few years, we are entering into 2023 with a strengthened commitment and launching new program priorities centered on racial justice, which is the focus of the Dodge Foundation going forward.

The Dodge Foundation is excited to welcome Malcolm McClain as Program Officer, growing the Program Team's capacity and ability to support our partners. Malcolm brings practical programmatic experience and deep research skills that will advance our vision of a more just and equitable New Jersey.

In our most recent round of funding, the Dodge Foundation made two major, multimillion-dollar grants to projects focused on power building and economic resilience.

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Announcing The Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective - Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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In 2016, the Dodge Foundation began its equity journey in earnest, culminating in a strategic plan centered on a vision for an equitable New Jersey. In 2020, as mobilizations for racial justice swept the country and the pandemic abruptly exposed the devastating impacts of structural racism and inequity on people's lives, we answered the call of these crises to imagine a new way and then to put action to our words.

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LeadingAge's Leaders of Color Network has a 3-part advocacy webinar series. You can register for upcoming webinars and watch recordings of previous events.

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LeadingAge's Leaders of Color Network has a 3-part advocacy webinar series. You can register for upcoming webinars and watch recordings of previous events.

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All members are invited to join a three-part webinar series hosted by the LeadingAge Leaders of Color Network designed to help leaders of color in the field of aging services become involved in advocacy at the state and federal levels.

Each 75-minute webinar will feature a 45-minute panel presentation and a 30-minute Q&A session.

The webinars will offer a practical guide to the advocacy process as seen through the eyes of seasoned advocates. Join us to gain a new appreciation for the importance of sharing your unique perspectives with government policymakers.

Session One: The ABCs of Advocacy

Tuesday, January 17 I 3:00-4:15 p.m. ET

Leaders of color attending this webinar will learn the basics of advocacy and how it influences public policy and laws. Panelists will discuss what advocacy is, the role it can play in creating meaningful change, the impact it can have on provider organizations, and the unique perspectives that leaders of color can bring to the process. Don't miss this opportunity to join with colleagues in the field of aging services to obtain the tools you'll need to serve as a catalyst for change, whether you are acting as part of a group or as an individual. You'll gain a practical understanding of the different levels and methods of advocacy and how to navigate the advocacy process.

VIEW SESSION ONE PANELISTS I LISTEN TO THE RECORDING

Session Two: Let's Talk About State Advocacy

Tuesday, February 14 I 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET

Effective advocacy at the state level is becoming more important with each passing year. This webinar will help you understand how state advocacy works, how it impacts providers of aging services, and how people at all levels of an aging services organization can become engaged in advocacy. Leaders of color will reflect on their advocacy journeys and will describe how they navigated the advocacy process; the types of advocacy work they pursued; and the practical benefits they, their team members, and residents/clients experienced. LeadingAge state executives will share examples of their advocacy work, explore the importance of building relationships with state legislators and Governor's office staff, and discuss their engagement with U.S. state senators and congressmen about issues related to their communities.

VIEW SESSION TWO PANELISTS I REGISTER

Session Three: Let's Talk About Federal Advocacy

Tuesday, March 23 I 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET

How can leaders of color get involved in advocacy at the federal level? Panelists participating in this webinar will answer that question after providing an overview of the federal advocacy process. Listen while members of the LeadingAge public policy and advocacy team discuss their federal advocacy agenda and outline ways leaders of color can work with LeadingAge to meet shared advocacy goals. A leader of color will offer guidance on how other leaders can work with the executive and legislative branches at the federal level to advance better national policy that address the needs of their organizations, the people those organizations serve, and the team members who deliver services and supports. You'll take home useful resources available to LeadingAge members interested in advocacy.

VIEW SESSION THREE PANELISTS I REGISTER

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Leaders of Color Network Advocacy Webinar Series

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All members are invited to join a three-part webinar series hosted by the LeadingAge Leaders of Color Network designed to help leaders of color in the field of aging services become involved in advocacy at the state and federal levels. Each 75-minute webinar will feature a 45-minute panel presentation and a 30-minute Q&A session.

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Share the flyer for our March 21, 2023 meeting on "Accessibility in Virtual Programming"

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Share the flyer for our March 21, 2023 meeting on "Accessibility in Virtual Programming"

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Flyer for March 21 Accessibility in Virtual Programming

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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1 to 2:30 pm, Zoom

Accessibility in Virtual Programming

*Open to the public

Virtual programs can greatly increase the inclusivity of our work, but are we doing our best? Join us to learn about how to improve the accessibility of our programming, in particular for people with vision and hearing loss.
Register Here.

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1 to 2:30 pm, Zoom Accessibility in Virtual Programming *Open to the public Virtual programs can greatly increase the inclusivity of our work, but are we doing our best? Join us to learn about how to improve the accessibility of our programming, in particular for people with vision and hearing loss.

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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In Case You Missed It: AFNJ 2022 In Review

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Celebrating Accomplishments The year 2022 has been an exciting one for Age-Friendly North Jersey! Our alliance networked and learned together through: 9 blog posts that highlight local work 9 enewslet

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Jan 23: Compilation of Sticky Notes from Sharing Activity

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Jan 23: Compilation of Sticky Notes from Sharing Activity

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Jan 2023 AFNJ Meeting_Sharing Compilation

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Jan 2023: Slides from the Rutgers Research Presentation

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Jan 2023: Slides from the Rutgers Research Presentation

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November 2022: Advocacy in Local Government

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November 2022: Advocacy in Local Government

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Age-Friendly North Jersey Meeting on Age-Friendly Advocacy in Local Government, November 30, 2022

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Age-Friendly North Jersey 2022 In Review Slideshow

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Age-Friendly North Jersey 2022 In Review Slideshow

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Presentation from Emily Greenfield and Bergen County Leaders, July 2022

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Presentation from Emily Greenfield and Bergen County Leaders, July 2022

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Presentation from Dennis McGowan on DHS and DoAS, October 2022

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Presentation from Dennis McGowan on DHS and DoAS, October 2022

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2023 Dates for Bergen County LGBTQ+ Senior Events

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2023 Dates for Bergen County LGBTQ+ Senior Events

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Presentation from Cheryl Kastrenakes, Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association, November 2022

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Presentation from Cheryl Kastrenakes, Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association, November 2022

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Presentation from Scott Bogren, Community Transportation Association of America, November 2022

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Presentation from Scott Bogren, Community Transportation Association of America, November 2022

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Hub for Aging Collaboration - Soft Opening

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Hub for Aging Collaboration - Soft Opening

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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Latest Updates, News, Announcements for Age-Friendly Efforts in North Jersey Age-Friendly North Jersey Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 9: November, 2022 Let’s Check Out New Developments: AFNJ Blog Inclusi

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Read this OpEd by our library partners showcasing the importance of libraries for happy and healthy community members of all ages.

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Read this OpEd by our library partners showcasing the importance of libraries for happy and healthy community members of all ages.

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Read AARP's new informational about what makes a successful age-friendly business. 

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Read AARP's new informational about what makes a successful age-friendly business. 

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Several communities enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities have established programs to encourage local businesses to be age-friendly. (Follow the link in the sidebar to read about some of those efforts.) The formal supports and rewards provided to a business varies by community. However, any business - whether in an age-friendly network community or not - can become age-friendly on its own.

Why a business should want to be age-friendly

Businesses that adapt their services and physical locations to be age-friendly can expand their customer base, and revenue, while helping older adults remain active and live independently. Some stats in support of the business case:

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Several communities enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities have established programs to encourage local businesses to be age-friendly. (Follow the link in the sidebar to read about some of those efforts.) The formal supports and rewards provided to a business varies by community.

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Read the Rutgers School of Social Work's recent paper on the importance of community events and programs for age-friendly practice.

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Read the Rutgers School of Social Work's recent paper on the importance of community events and programs for age-friendly practice.

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Community events as part of age-friendly community practice

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As the number of localities committing to age-friendly progress increases worldwide, there is growing interest in the processes and contexts that lead to systemic and long-term age-friendly communi...

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Read about 10 projects that received the Mather Institute's Innovative Research on Aging Award

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Read about 10 projects that received the Mather Institute's Innovative Research on Aging Award

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Inspiring Next Practices: 2022 Innovative Research on Aging Awards

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Mather Institute summarizes 10 recent research studies on a range of topics, from simple ways to support residents' sense of purpose to how (and why) to reconsider between-meal snacks for skilled nursing residents. All can spark ideas for senior living or aging service organizations, and all are summarized in a free report that showcases the recipients of our 2022 Innovative Research on Aging Awards.

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Read Justice in Aging's New Issue Brief on Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities

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Read Justice in Aging's New Issue Brief on Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities

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Recent years have seen an increased-and overdue-focus on structural racism within the United States. The focus on "structural" racism-as compared to legal or explicit racism, for example-responds to ongoing disparities that statistically tend to favor white Americans over people of color and specifically over Black Americans. Like any American institution, the U.S. system of long-term services and supports (LTSS), including nursing facilities, is not immune from structural racism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw an unacceptable number of deaths in nursing facilities, especially among older adults of color. We also saw that older adults of color were more likely to live in poorly performing nursing facilities, and that those facilities were more likely to have a higher death rate than higher quality nursing facilities, which were more likely to have a higher percentage of white residents.

This Justice in Aging issue brief, Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities-and How to Address Them, reviews relevant research into disparities in nursing facility care in the following areas: admissions, hospitalization of residents, staffing levels, other quality measures, and COVID-19 infections and deaths. The paper then evaluates the implications of that research and offers five policy recommendations to improve Medicaid long-term care in order to better and more equitably meet the needs of all older adults.

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Issue Brief: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities-and How to Address Them

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Recent years have seen an increased-and overdue-focus on structural racism within the United States. The focus on "structural" racism-as compared to legal or explicit racism, for example-responds to ongoing disparities that statistically tend to favor white Americans over people of color and specifically over Black Americans. Like any American institution, the U.S.

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Watch AARP New Jersey's Webinar on the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program

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Watch AARP New Jersey's Webinar on the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program

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Highlight Clips

Elizabeth Muoio discussed if people are eligible for both the ANCHOR program and Senior Freeze program.

Marita Sciarrotta discussed the difference between the Homestead application process and ANCHOR.

Marita discussed how to apply for the program for co-owners who are someone other than their spouse.

AARP New Jersey hosted this Access Live event to discuss a new Property Tax Relief Program called the Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR). The event featured Elizabeth Muoio, State Treasurer for New Jersey; Katie York, Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP New Jersey, and Marita Sciarrotta, Deputy Director for the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. The hosts discussed eligibility requirements for ANCHOR applicants, the application process, and differences between this program and the Homestead Rebate Program. Guest Speakers also fielded various questions regarding homes in trust, tax freezes, and PIN number requirements.

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Property Tax Relief for NJ Homeowners and Renters -

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When: September 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT AARP New Jersey hosted this Access Live event to discuss a new Property Tax Relief Program called the Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR). The event featured Elizabeth Muoio, State Treasurer for New Jersey; Katie York, Associate State ...

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Read ASA's Article on Long Covid, Retirement, and Disability

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Read ASA's Article on Long Covid, Retirement, and Disability

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Long COVID symptoms are numerous but can be tough to diagnose, and to document for disability payment.

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Dementia Friends Massachusetts is hosting an online symposium on November 15th 1-4pm 

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Dementia Friends Massachusetts is hosting an online symposium on November 15th 1-4pm 

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Dementia affects every community, but not in the same way. Join community leaders and dementia experts to explore culturally-attuned ways to raise awareness and support advocacy about dementia, and learn how a statewide dementia awareness initiative has engaged participation in many cultural and linguistic communities.
Note: There are TWO steps to registering for this symposium. First, get your ticket here on EventBrite. You will receive an email confirmation with your ticket. Second, you will need to register on Zoom. To get the Zoom registration link, please click on "View the event" in the email confirmation that you receive from EventBrite with your ticket. After you register on Zoom, you will receive a confirmation from Zoom with your link to join the symposium on November 15. We will send these links again on the morning of November 15. Thank you.
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Note: There are TWO steps to registering for this symposium. First, get your ticket here on EventBrite. You will receive an email confirmation with your ticket. Second, you will need to register on Zoom. To get the Zoom registration link, please click on "View the event" in the email confirmation that you receive from EventBrite with your ticket.

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Virtual "Office Hours" with the Virtual Fair Planning Team on October 27th from 4-5pm (link coming soon)

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Virtual "Office Hours" with the Virtual Fair Planning Team on October 27th from 4-5pm (link coming soon)

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Read the Comprehensive Toolkit released by the Supportive Housing Association of NJ (SHA-NJ) to enhance inclusion of people with disabilities.

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Read the Comprehensive Toolkit released by the Supportive Housing Association of NJ (SHA-NJ) to enhance inclusion of people with disabilities.

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Find out about opportuni-ties for local leaders to support older adults with American Rescue Plan funding.

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Find out about opportuni-ties for local leaders to support older adults with American Rescue Plan funding.

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As local leaders weigh opportunities and make forward-looking investments, it's critical that spending decisions represent the voices of people of all ages, abilities, races and incomes. Input from the community can be ensured through a strong public engagement process.

The American Rescue Plan and AARP

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and Older Adults: Opportunities and Resources for Local Leaders - a free, 28-page report prepared by Funkhouser & Associates in partnership with AARP - provides an overview of the Department of Treasury's guidance and highlights the ways local leaders can use the act to address community needs related to transit and mobility; open spaces; high-speed internet access; water, sewer and utility systems; housing and health.

The report can also help identify opportunities within the ARPA for enhancing a community's livability, and it explains how local leaders can work with AARP, including through:

Local Outreach, Engagement, and Visibility: With 38 million members and tens of thousands of volunteers, AARP state offices in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands can help local officials reach and engage older residents. In addition, AARP's extensive communication channels and can help raise the visibility of promising work locally, statewide and nationally.

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Free Publication - The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and Older Adults: Opportunities and Resources for Local Leaders

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As local leaders weigh opportunities and make forward-looking investments, it's critical that spending decisions represent the voices of people of all ages, abilities, races and incomes. Input from the community can be ensured through a strong public engagement process.

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Community Design For All Ages Action: Webinar Watch Party with live Q & A on Tuesday, August 23 12:00-1:00pm

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Community Design For All Ages Action: Webinar Watch Party with live Q & A on Tuesday, August 23 12:00-1:00pm

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Easily create surveys and polls to collect customer feedback, measure employee satisfaction, and organize team events.

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Dates Through 2022 for Bergen County LGBTQ+ Alliance's Monthly Events 

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Dates Through 2022 for Bergen County LGBTQ+ Alliance's Monthly Events 

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Note of Gratitude from Louise Rush, Director of the NJ Division of Aging Services (via Emily Greenfield)

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Note of Gratitude from Louise Rush, Director of the NJ Division of Aging Services (via Emily Greenfield)

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EG show-and-tell on DoAS connections 07.21.22

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Learn about five strategies senior centers can use to support LGBTQ+ older adults from NCOA

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Learn about five strategies senior centers can use to support LGBTQ+ older adults from NCOA

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Justice in Aging has released a report on Building an Equitable Medicaid HCBS Infrastructure for Older Adults in NJ.

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Justice in Aging has released a report on Building an Equitable Medicaid HCBS Infrastructure for Older Adults in NJ.

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As older adults in New Jersey age and begin to need more help, most say they would rather remain at home and receive the supports and services they need there, instead of being forced to separate from their families and communities and move into a nursing facility. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) pay for a range of supports and services that allow older adults with disabilities in New Jersey to remain at home and active in their communities, including caregiving, help with chores, and other supports that allow them to manage daily activities. Over the last decade, New Jersey has made significant progress in investing in HCBS and expanding access for older adults and people with disabilities. However, sizeable gaps remain that cause inequities in access to HCBS across the state. Continued and targeted efforts are needed to ensure equitable access to HCBS based on race, age, geography, type of disability, and other factors.

This Justice in Aging Issue Brief, Building an Equitable Medicaid HCBS Infrastructure in New Jersey for Older Adults, supports New Jersey policymakers, state staff, HCBS providers, and aging and disability advocates in developing an equitable Medicaid HCBS infrastructure. The paper provides a brief overview of New Jersey's Medicaid HCBS infrastructure for older adults, identifies where there are opportunities to advance equity in the HCBS infrastructure, and recommends policy solutions leveraging those opportunities to build an equitable HCBS infrastructure.

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Issue Brief: Building an Equitable Medicaid HCBS Infrastructure in New Jersey for Older Adults

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As older adults in New Jersey age and begin to need more help, most say they would rather remain at home and receive the supports and services they need there, instead of being forced to separate from their families and communities and move into a nursing facility.

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Proposals for Grant Funding for Non-Profits Focused on Arts, Education, and History from the NJ Arts and Culture Renewal Fund are due July 19.

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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund DONATE The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund was originally named the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund. It was established in 2020 to ensure the survival, strength and sustainability of the state's arts, cultural and historical sector during

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The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program is Accepting Applications on a Rolling Basis for $10,000 Startup Funding

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Proposals for the American Society on Aging's 2023 Conference "On Aging" are due August 1.

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Proposals for the American Society on Aging's 2023 Conference "On Aging" are due August 1.

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ASA is the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge and strengthen the skills of our members and others who work with and on behalf of older adults.

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Save the Date for NJ Age Friendly Virtual Fair on Thursday, September 15, 9:30am-12pm

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Save the Date for NJ Age Friendly Virtual Fair on Thursday, September 15, 9:30am-12pm

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AFNJ Leaders Speak at Annual NJAAW Conference

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Conference Focuses on Building an Age-Friendly Ecosystem in New Jersey

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Age-Friendly North Jersey Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 6:

July, 2022

With July's warm weather and sunny days, we are excited for our outdoor gathering on Wednesday morning, July 20, in Garfield. We will have breakfast and plenty of coffee, along with in-person networking and some fun giveaways. Please remember to RSVP to Althea (althea.ps@rutgers.edu), if you haven't already, for this opportunity to connect with each other in person.

Additionally, we are pleased to share that we now have archived eNewsletters and video recordings of AFNJ alliance meetings on our website. Access this new page here: https://agefriendlynj.org/archive.

AFNJ Leaders Speak at Annual NJAAW Conference

Age-Friendly North Jersey leaders helped lead several of the panel discussions at the annual New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well conference on June 13. One session offered a primer on developing an age-friendly community initiative, another demonstrated the value of gathering and mapping data about community assets, and a third looked at successful models for pairing housing with supportive services.

With t hanks to Colleen Diskin and Althea Pestine-Stevens

Congratulations to Elizabeth Davis from Age-Friendly Teaneck for receiving the Carl F. West Award for Everyday Excellence at the NJAAW conference.

From NJAAW: "We were honored to recognized Elizabeth's tireless devotion to serving older adults...Carl would have been very proud. We are as well."

Pictured left to right: Cathy Rowe (Executive Director, New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well; former Coordinator for SOMA: Two Towns for All Ages) speaks about the honor being bestowed upon Elizabeth Davis (Age-Friendly Teaneck; Geriatric Services, Inc.)

Our June 8, 2022 alliance meeting on “Engaging Historically Marginalized Older Adults in Age-Friendly Communities” had two enlightening presentations by Drs. Laurent Reyes and Melanie Plasencia, followed by a lively Q & A session. Some key takeaways included:

• The importance of recruiting people with historically marginalized identities as leaders;

• Designing events that include elements of cultural importance; and

• Recognizing the leadership already occurring in communities.

View the presentation and Q&A recording by clicking the video thumbnail above or here.

Thank you to Dr. Melanie Plasencia and Dr. Laurent Reyes, and all who participated to make this an insightful - and hopefully impactful - session.

Wednesday, July 20,

9:30am-12pm

Whole Alliance Meeting

In-person get-together in Garfield! Light breakfast will be provided.

Save the Date! Thursday, September 15, 9:30am-12pm

NJ Age-Friendly Virtual Fair

Share our flyer and sign up for updates here.

Here are some upcoming opportunities:

The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $10,000 start-up funding "for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns across the United States to implement the Community Heart & Soul model."

Community Care Corps has released a Request for Proposals "for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers or directly assist older residents or adults with disabilities." Applications are due July 8.

Grant funding available from the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund for non-profits focused on arts, education, and history. Proposals are due July 19 to the Princeton Area Community Foundation.

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Our June 8, 2022 alliance meeting on “Engaging Historically Marginalized Older Adults in Age-Friendly Communities” had two enlightening presentations by Drs. Laurent Reyes and Melanie Plasencia, followed by a lively Q & A session. Some key takeaways included:

• The importance of recruiting people with historically marginalized identities as leaders;
• Designing events that include elements of cultural importance; and
• Recognizing the leadership already occurring in communities.

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NJAAW and PHI are continuing to convene stakeholders to advance support for the direct care workforce - see this article for more info on how to get involved

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At New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, we are always looking at the numbers. So, consider these statistics. The population age 65+ was the fastest growing group in New Jersey between 2010 and 2020, increasing 26.8%, according to usafacts.org/data. This number means the 65+ population increased from 13.5% in 2010 to 17% in 2020. And the trend is expected to continue. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, those aged 60 and older will make up 24.5% of our state's population.

This trend in aging is a good thing. It represents not only baby boomers reaching retirement age, but also increased longevity. Not only are more people "older" but they are also living longer than ever before. The hope is that these seniors will lead vibrant and interesting lives for many years. However, an estimated 70% will need some type of support as they age. And so, our aging population will increase demand on our care infrastructure.

That is why NJAAW has partnered with PHI, a national organization focused on the direct care workforce, to bring the Essential Jobs, Essential Care initiative to New Jersey, and to build on recent progress in the state to support the direct care workforce. This workforce - which includes certified home health aides, certified nursing assistants, and direct support professionals - provides essential care to thousands of residents in their homes, community settings and in-patient facilities. As the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear, direct care workers provide critical support to older adults and people with disabilities across the state. With our aging population, we know the need will increase just as the workforce is shrinking.

Inadequate compensation, limited training and advancement opportunities, and other challenges are pushing direct care workers away from this sector. With recent increases in minimum wage and demand for workers in other sectors, people can choose to work in easier settings for the same or more pay DCWs need to pay for classes, training and to receive certification from one of several state offices before they can earn their first paycheck in patient care. In addition, nearly 40% of New Jersey's direct care workers live in or near poverty, and 41% access some form of public assistance. This results in workers paid through Medicaid being eligible to receive Medicaid - an unsustainable situation.

It is becoming more and more difficult for providers to meet current and growing demand. So, we are committed to building a strategic road map for recruiting, training and retaining direct care workers that will benefit all New Jersians, both now and in the future.

Currently, there are just over 101,000 direct care workers in New Jersey. PHI estimates that long-term care employers here will need to fill nearly 179,000 job openings in direct care by 2030, which includes new jobs to meet growing demand and jobs that must be filled when existing workers transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force. Our seniors are relying on this workforce to support them; we must do more to ensure it is there for them.

There has been some great progress in recognizing the need for and the needs of direct care workers recently. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman's Office secured higher pay for nursing home workers under COVID. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute produced a comprehensive report on the need for an across-the-board strategy to expand and prepare the health care workforce in the state. The Coalition for a DSP Living Wage made great strides in helping workers serving people with disabilities. Programs including NJ Pathways and Schools that Can are opening training and establishing career pathways to bring more people into this important field.

In addition, the state has committed funds to this effort - Gov. Phil Murphy earmarked $240 million last July to wage increases for a range of direct care workers; early this year, he signed into law a bill that dedicates $1 million to creating pipeline and career advancement opportunities for direct support professionals. These are great starts. What we need now is to work together to build a strategy that will see us through the current worker shortage, find commonalities, and create advocacy road maps with concrete and achievable policy goals and activities that will work for the long term.

Over the next 18 months, we will continue bringing together representatives from a wide range of providers and services in N.J. for a common goal - to increase and improve the direct care workforce. As we learned in the first convening of the PHI Coalition on May 23 and 24, DCWs have unique skills and character traits. This is a hard job, both physically and emotionally. Older adults deserve a workforce that is qualified to care, and also bring patience, compassion and dedication to their patients.

I invite stakeholders to join us in this effort. We are striving for a strategy that benefits all sectors of health care services. With a well-trained and fairly compensated workforce, all health care and service providers can benefit - whether inpatient facilities or home-based services.

At NJAAW, we advocate for what it takes to age well, encourage people to think ahead about where and how they want to age, and what they need to do to prepare. But no matter how strategic we are, we will never know what support we need until we need it. As they say, "the best laid plans of mice and men..." So, we must plan for a future where a significant portion of our population will need supportive services to age in the great state of New Jersey. This future needs a strong workforce.
Cathy Rowe is executive director of New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well. The Essential Jobs, Essential Care NJ initiative is supported by The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation.

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Age-Friendly North Jersey Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 5:

June, 2022

Congratulations to our Communities on a Successful Older Americans Month

As Older Americans Month (OAM) winds down, we take great pride in all the accomplishments of local age-friendly leaders. This issue of our newsletter highlights some of the community events that took place throughout this busy month. Our AFNJ Blog post features OAM events that focused on Reframing Aging, which can pave the way for more inclusive policy and programming down the road. Additionally, we are so glad to see that outdoor events have returned in full force, taking advantage of some good weather and the myriad walking trails in our communities to bring residents together. Let's keep the momentum going into the summer and the rest of the year!

Older Americans Month Offers Chance to Re-Frame Aging

The theme of this year’s monthlong celebration of the lives of older adults was “Age My Way.” For leaders of Age-Friendly North Jersey, the slogan was a perfect fit for our alliance’s efforts to “re-frame” societal views on aging.

In the months leading up to May, alliance leaders, many of whom are older adult advocates and service providers, participated in learning exercises to help design and plan events that eschewed ageist stereotypes and broke away from old-fashioned models of older-adult programming Read More on our Blog

With t hanks to Renie Carnio l, Julia Stoumbos, Liliana Branquinho, Jill Dispenza and Colleen Diskin

Pictured above left, conga line dancing at "Senior" Prom in Englewood, top right, Community Walk along the river in Elizabeth, and bottom right, outdoor "Happy Hour" in Westwood

Age-Friendly North Jersey communities had a busy Older Americans Month! Here are highlights of what was shared with us:

Livingston for All Ages hosted a Jackie Wilson Tribute band and Living Mindfully programs

Lifelong Elizabeth partnered with 15 organizations for their Community Walk

Westwood for All Ages held an in-person Social Connections Happy Hour with games, music, and prizes

SOMA Two Towns for All Ages hosted a variety of events, including nature walks, a luncheon, a walking tour of Seton Hall Univerisity, and a Mother's Day Tea

Age-Friendly Community Leaders from Bergen County presented co-written testimony about priorities for age-friendly improvements at a public hearing

You can continue to view and upload your program information to the OAM Padlet.

Please share with us your accomplishments and awards so that we can feature them in upcoming newsletters!

Our New Leaders met on May 10 to learn from peer leaders about different leadership structures for age-friendly community initiatives. We heard from groups that are embedded in municipal departments, a nonprofit housing organization, and a grassroots initiative across multiple organizations. Panelists shared how they found the right structures for their communities over time, such as core teams, auspice organizations, task forces, and advisory groups.

View the panel recording by clicking the video thumbnail above or here.

Thank you to Tracy Carroll (SOMA), Elizabeth Davis (Teaneck), Sheila Brogan (Ridgewood), and all of our new leaders who participated to make this an engaging session.

Wednesday, June 8,

9:30-11am

Whole Alliance Meeting

Including Historically Marginalized Groups in Age-Friendly Communities

Summer Celebration:

More Information Forthcoming for a July Get-Together

Here are some upcoming opportunities:

Register for NJFuture and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association conference on Planning and Redevelopment, June 14-16. The program will be held virtually on June 14-15 and in New Brunswick on June 16.

Digital Connectivity initiatives are continuing to grow: The federal Affordable Connectivity Program "provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bills."

Upcoming webinars, workshops, and other learning opportunities:

Technical assistance is available from the Generations United's Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network.

Generations United is also hosting a meeting on "evaluating your intergenerational programs" on June 14.

This brief video from The Redford Center on Community Power New Jersey: Our Streets addresses walkability and bikability efforts in NJ.

More than 200 advocacy organizations joined with Justice in Aging to urge Senate leadership to "deliver on funding to expand and strengthen at-home care and the direct care workforce." Read their letter here.

Join Bergen County for their Inaugural Elder Abuse Awareness Walk on June 25 in Overpeck Park

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In the US, nearly half of all trips are shorter than three miles, or a 20-minute bike ride, and at least 20% of trips are within a 20-minute walk. What environmental impacts would be possible if cities were designed to make these green travel options safe and accessible for everyone? Cycling activists Jacque Howard, Shereyl Snider, and Wills Kinsley are on a mission to solve Trenton, New Jersey's car-centric design and give its streets back to the community. Working alongside historically excluded communities, this Trenton collective has activated bicycle infrastructure development, implemented traffic calming measures, created bike repair shops, and inspired community education and unity. These efforts might seem like small steps, but they quickly add up to show the rest of the world the possibility and impact of community action for safe streets, clean transportation, and environmental justice.

As part of The Redford Center's ongoing civic engagement initiatives, Community Power films spotlight local voices and their stories of unity and collective action to build a healthier, safer, and more just future for all. Introducing clean transportation stories from states across the country, each film invites the public to take action on environmental justice issues, while featuring local activists that shift perceptions on what it means to be an environmentalist and a voter. Learn more about The Redford Center at www.redfordcenter.org .

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Olivia Johnson joined the Far Star Action Fund as production and advocacy associate in 2021. At the Fund, Olivia manages social impact initiatives in partnership with organizations like The Redford Center. Before joining the Fund, Olivia graduated with degrees in Environmental Studies and English from the University of California, Santa Barbara, going on to hold positions in the television department of William Morris Endeavor and Paper Kite Productions, developing programs that aired on Comedy Central, Fox, NBC, Adult Swim, and Netflix. She wrote and directed the award winning independent short film Empty Nest, and has produced independent short films, including XOXO, Darla, and What Kind of Day Has It Been? Most recently, she directed and edited short documentary Caddisfly.

Olivia Johnson joined the Far Star Action Fund as production and advocacy associate in 2021. At the Fund, Olivia manages social impact campaigns in partnership with organizations like The Redford Center. Before joining the Fund, Olivia held positions in the television department of William Morris Endeavor and Paper Kite Productions, developing programs that aired on Comedy Central, Fox, NBC, Adult Swim, and Netflix. She wrote and directed the award winning independent short film Empty Nest, and has produced independent short films, including XOXO, Darla, and What Kind of Day Has It Been? and written and directed the independent short, Empty Nest. She graduated with degrees in Environmental Studies and English from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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In the US, nearly half of all trips are shorter than three miles, or a 20-minute bike ride, and at least 20% of trips are within a 20-minute walk. What environmental impacts would be possible if cities were designed to make these green travel options safe and accessible for everyone?

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Generations United is hosting a meeting on "evaluating your intergenerational programs" on June 14.

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Discounted Rides for Older Voters Through NCOA/LYFT's "LYFTUP" Voting Access Program

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Discounted Rides for Older Voters Through NCOA/LYFT's "LYFTUP" Voting Access Program

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Lyft believes that every citizen who wants to exercise their fundamental right to vote should be able to do so - regardless of income, zip code, or political affiliation - and transportation access should never be a barrier. Continuing our longstanding commitment to reducing transportation barriers for voting, Lyft will once again provide access to donated and discounted rides to the polls during the upcoming election year.

Through the 2022 LyftUp Voting Access Program, Lyft will:

Provide access to discounted rides on Election Day (Tuesday, November 8, 2022) across the country.

Donate free or heavily discounted ride codes to nonprofit partners whose communities traditionally face barriers when getting to the polls. Partners include, but are not limited to: League of Women Voters, National Federation of the Blind, Warrior Scholar Project, National Council on Aging, Voto Latino Foundation, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and NAACP. These partners will distribute ride codes directly to people in their networks whom they identify as most in need of transportation.

Work with partners like When We All Vote, , and the Civic Alliance to help our riders and team members register and prepare to vote.

Provide relevant information and guidance to drivers who earn on the Lyft platform about registering to vote on time and when, where and how to vote during each stage of the election.

Although COVID-19 has changed the prevalence of vote-by-mail, the majority of Americans are still expected to vote in person during the upcoming elections, and transportation is expected to be an issue for many communities.
"Many Latino voters lack access to reliable transportation options that help them exercise their Constitutional rights on Election Day," said Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino. "We're excited that this partnership will make it easier for Black and Brown communities to cast their ballots and make their voices heard." "Too many older adults do not have transportation to get to polling stations and fully participate in our democracy," said Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO of the National Council on Aging. "This is especially true of low-income seniors, communities of color, and those living in rural areas. Lyft's voting access program will help ensure that these older adults can make their voices heard where it matters-in the voting booth."
While our efforts to provide transportation access are crucial to the voters we're able to reach, we also need strong federal legislation to counter the numerous campaigns nationwide to restrict voting rights. That's why we are part of the Business for Voting Rights coalition and have actively supported the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would provide federal voting protections for all. Lyft is firmly opposed to any laws limiting voting by mail, reducing the number of days people can vote, or pushing any other restrictions on access for eligible voters -- particularly those disproportionately impacting Black and Brown communities.

At Lyft, we will continue to look for ways to make access to transportation less of a barrier to getting to the polls, and speak out against voting restrictions that make it harder for Americans to participate in their democracy.
Our Voting Access Program is part of our - a comprehensive effort to expand transportation access to those who need it most. LyftUp bridges the most serious transportation gaps in cities across North America - using free and discounted rides to help address challenges like , , and .
At this stage in the election year, we are not offering a public ride code; instead, we're working through nonprofit partners to distribute codes within communities most in need of access. We will share more information about our plans for how the broader public can participate in these efforts in the coming months.

Our Voting Access partners were chosen through a closed process. We are not accepting solicitations for new partners.

Promo codes, which will be distributed by our Voting Access partners, can be used for Lyft rides to polling locations, including registered dropbox locations if you are in an exclusively vote-by-mail state. Limited quantity available. Limit one per user. Lyft promo codes and discounts are offered in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and cannot be combined with other ride credit or offers. Offer of promo code is not intended to induce, nor is it conditioned on, the act of voting, or voting for or against any particular person or measure. Subject to .

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Lyft Launches 2022 LyftUp Voting Access Program

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Lyft believes that every citizen who wants to exercise their fundamental right to vote should be able to do so - regardless of income, zip code, or political affiliation - and transportation access should never be a barrier.

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The Federal Affordable Connectivity Program is available to help offset household internet bills

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As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, President Biden and Vice President Harris worked with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to create the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bills. To deliver maximum cost savings to families, the Biden-Harris Administration has secured commitments from 20 leading internet providers to offer ACP-eligible households a high-speed internet plan for no more than $30 per month. Eligible families who pair their ACP benefit with one of these plans can receive high-speed internet at no cost.

How To Sign Up for the Affordable Connectivity Program

Step 1: Claim Your Affordable Connectivity Program Benefit.

You can send in an application by mail:

English Application  // English Application Instructions

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You can sign up through your existing internet service provider if it participates in the program. Participating companies may ask you to apply through their company’s own application process.

Step 2: Contact a participating internet service provider to choose an internet plan.

Once your application is approved, contact a participating internet service provider to choose a plan and apply your benefit to that plan.

More information on how to apply can be found at https://acpbenefit.org/how-to-apply/ or by calling (877) 384-2575.

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These internet service providers offer a high-speed internet plan for $30 per month or less. If you apply your ACP benefit to one of these plans, you will have no out-of-pocket cost for internet.

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Breezeline

Comcast

Comporium

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Frontier

IdeaTek

Jackson Energy Authority

MediacomCable – Affordable Connectivity Program

MLGC

Spectrum (Charter Communications)

Starry

Verizon (Fios only)

Vermont Telephone Company

Vexus Fiber

Wow! Internet, Cable and TV

You can also choose to apply your ACP benefit to a different provider. There are over 1,300 providers that accept the ACP benefit. To find one near you, visit https://acpbenefit.org/companies-near-me/.

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NCOA's Virtual Age+Action Conference is June 6-8

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June 14, 2022 - June 16, 2022

New Jersey Future and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association are pleased to partner for the second year and present the 2022 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference! Join hundreds of visionary professionals, elected officials, and community activists as we restart, recover, and reimagine land use.
Redevelopment and comprehensive planning can help optimize efficiency, promote sustainable growth, and bolster community resilience. Amid the ongoing pandemic and climate crisis, the implementation of innovative planning and redevelopment solutions has become more crucial than ever. Together, we will build better, more inclusive, and equitable places where people live, work, and play.
Registration Rates

Member: $300

Non-Member: $350

Elected Official: $250

Speaker: $250

Student: $200

Registration includes a full access pass to all conference programming including: June 14-15: Convening virtually from 9:00am – 1:00pm each day

Eighteen (18) virtual sessions, including 2 plenaries

Virtual exhibit floor and networking

Virtual sessions videos will be available to all registered attendees for three months following the conference.

June 16: Convening in-person at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick from 9:00am-5:00pm
The in-person offerings will follow safety guidance provided by the CDC and NJDOH.

Eighteen (18) in-person sessions, including 2 plenaries.

Exhibit floor and various networking opportunities.

Breakfast, lunch, and reception in the exhibit atrium.

Note: In-person sessions will not be recorded.

Support #NJPRC22

Being a sponsor provides creative new forms of visibility for your organization’s products and services while supporting the mission and work of New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey. Each level includes complimentary registrations. Please take a moment to review our sponsorship opportunities.

Continuing Education Credits
Receive Certification Maintenance (CM) credits from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Continuing Law Education (CLE) credits for attorneys (17 sessions) and CECs (Thursday Only) for Certified Floodplain Managers. Learn more here.

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2022 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference by New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey on June 14, 2022. . Register now, and learn more!

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The program will be held virtually on June 14-15 and in New Brunswich on June 16.

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June 14, 2022 - June 16, 2022

New Jersey Future and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association are pleased to partner for the second year and present the 2022 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference! Join hundreds of visionary professionals, elected officials, and community activists as we restart, recover, and reimagine land use.
Redevelopment and comprehensive planning can help optimize efficiency, promote sustainable growth, and bolster community resilience. Amid the ongoing pandemic and climate crisis, the implementation of innovative planning and redevelopment solutions has become more crucial than ever. Together, we will build better, more inclusive, and equitable places where people live, work, and play.
Registration Rates

Member: $300

Non-Member: $350

Elected Official: $250

Speaker: $250

Student: $200

Registration includes a full access pass to all conference programming including: June 14-15: Convening virtually from 9:00am – 1:00pm each day

Eighteen (18) virtual sessions, including 2 plenaries

Virtual exhibit floor and networking

Virtual sessions videos will be available to all registered attendees for three months following the conference.

June 16: Convening in-person at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick from 9:00am-5:00pm
The in-person offerings will follow safety guidance provided by the CDC and NJDOH.

Eighteen (18) in-person sessions, including 2 plenaries.

Exhibit floor and various networking opportunities.

Breakfast, lunch, and reception in the exhibit atrium.

Note: In-person sessions will not be recorded.

Support #NJPRC22

Being a sponsor provides creative new forms of visibility for your organization’s products and services while supporting the mission and work of New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey. Each level includes complimentary registrations. Please take a moment to review our sponsorship opportunities.

Continuing Education Credits
Receive Certification Maintenance (CM) credits from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Continuing Law Education (CLE) credits for attorneys (17 sessions) and CECs (Thursday Only) for Certified Floodplain Managers. Learn more here.

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The New Jersey Advococates for Aging Well annual conference on "Building an Age-Friendly Ecosystem" is on June 13 in New Brunswick.

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AFNJ members will be presenting in three sessions, including Best Practices in NJ's Age-Friendly Efforts and Asset Mapping in Somerset and Bergen Counties.

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June 13, 2022

8:00 am ET - 4:00 pm ET

Register for NJAAW's 24th Annual Conference, "Building an Age-Friendly Ecosystem - Bringing the 4Ms and 8 Domains to NJ"

Join us for our 24th Annual Conference! We will be back in person on Monday, June 13, at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick.

Expecting hundreds of professionals in the field of aging - including government agencies, senior housing, health care services, recreational programs, grant makers, educators, graduate students and more - the conference will bring together thought leaders and best practices of aging well.

This year, our conference will include speakers from two important perspectives on healthy aging in NJ. The first, the 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health Systems, an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation, will highlight the work to better identify and address the health care needs of NJ's older residents and patients.

The second perspective, the movement towards implementing the 8 Domains of Age-Friendly Communities at the local, county and state levels, will highlight best practices, tools and progress in making NJ an age-friendly state.
*Five Social Work CE Hours (three Social & Cultural Competence and two General) are provided by the Monmouth University School of Social Work. Be sure to indicate your intention to obtain CE Hours on the registration form.*
Click here for speaker bios.

Morning Keynote: The Age-Friendly Ecosystem

Jane Carmody, DNP, MBA, RN, FAAN, The John A. Hartford Foundation

Lunch Keynote: The Time is Now: Planning for the Future

Melissa Chalker, MSW, Division of Aging Services, NJ Department of Human Services

Breakout Sessions

Thinking Outside the Roadblocks: The Integration of Housing & Health in Affordable Senior Housing

Marilyn Mock and Darlene Datil, Fair Share Support Services, Inc.

How to Bring Person-Center Trauma-Informed (PCTI) Care to Life

Deborah Rokhsar Rosen, Jewish Federation Greater MetroWest NJ

Liz Levy, Jewish Family Service of MetroWest

Peter Jacob, Jewish Family Service of Central NJ

Dr. Carmen Ramirez Sosa, Rutgers postdoctoral resident

Rafi Annapole, Rutgers DMD candidate

Drs. Jack Moran and Howard Drew, Rutgers faculty and pro-bono Holocaust Dental Services Program, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Best Practices in NJ's Age-Friendly Efforts

Janet Sharma, Age-Friendly Englewood

EJ Vizzi, Age-Friendly Teaneck

Beth Abbott, Age-Friendly Ridgewood

Shannon Dougherty-Lyons, Generations for Garfield

Lisa Bontemps, Westwood for All Ages

Overcoming Isolation: Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults/Adult Day Care

Leah Lyszewski, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Lori Morrell, Parker Adult Day Center

Taking the High Road: Medical Cannabis Use in Older Adults

Drs. Jessica Bente and Theresa M. Redling, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Dr. Mary Bridgeman, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Aging In Place - An Inter-Agency Holistic Approach to Reaching Underserved Older Adults

Melissa Zeidler and William Lim, Disability Rights NJ

Jatasha Sharif, Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless

Integrating Care to Age Well in Affordable and Permanent Supportive Housing

Candace Robinson, Capital Impact Partners

Michael DiBiase, AtlantiCare LIFE Connection

Michelle Rampersant-Faulk, JESPY House

Elizabeth Davis, The Bright Side Family

Asset Mapping - The Somerset & Bergen County projects

Dr. Althea Pestin-Stevens, Rutgers School of Social Work

Davit Topchishvili, Bergen County Division of Senior Services

Karen Alexander, Rutgers Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center

Walter Lane, Office of Planning, Policy and Economic Development, Somerset County

Joanne Fetzko, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services

Supporting Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Health and Wellness through University Supported Programs

Rebecca Mannel, Megan Foti and Mary Kientz, Stockton University

Goals of Care - Understanding What Matters to Patients

Dr. Viki Sharma, VNA Health Group, CentraState Healthcare, Robert Wood Johnson Family Practice and Population Health

Dr. David Barile, Goals of Care Coalition NJ

Dr. Josh Raymond, The Manor-CentraState Medical Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/CentraState Medical Center

IMPORTANT: COVID Protocols

In light of the spread of COVID Omicron variant BA-2, and the fact that the overwhelming majority of our conference attendees work with older adults and other high-risk patients, NJAAW will require proof of vaccination for NJAAW conference staff, speakers, vendors and attendees. Our goal is to keep you, your colleagues, families and patients/clients safe.

Proof of vaccination includes a photo or copy of a vaccine card, or proof of vaccination on a COVID app (Docket, Excelsior, etc.). Information on submitting vaccine proof in a secure, HIPAA-compliant process will be sent upon registering.

Full vaccination status is considered:

1 dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or

2 doses of the Moderna vaccine, or

2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, or

Any 2-dose combination of the above

Thank you for your understanding and for ensuring the health and safety of your colleagues and the people we serve.

(Need an invoice/purchase order? Choose "pay by check" and documents will be mailed.)

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May 10 New Leaders Meeting on "Building Leadership Structures"

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Have you wondered which one might be right for you - embedding your age-friendly initiative in the municipality, in a local nonprofit, or as a grassroots initiative across multiple organizations? And what types of groups you might create - a core team, steering committee, task force, auspice organization, or Senior Citizens Advisory Group? Panelists Tracy Carroll (SOMA Two Towns for All Ages), Elizabeth Davis (Age-Friendly Teaneck), and Sheila Brogan (Age-Friendly Ridgewood) share how their leadership structures developed through the course of their age-friendly community initiatives. Watch this video to learn about their experiences with each type of mechanism.
If you have any questions or insights about the presented material, please add them in the video comments and/or email Althea at althea.ps@rutgers.edu.

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Virtual Group Discussion with Hunger Free NJ

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Virtual Group Discussion with Hunger Free NJ

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Hunger Free New Jersey is holding a virtual group discussion with families with low income to share ideas on ways to help families get the food they need. We want to learn from you what needs to happen to end hunger in New Jersey.

Hunger Free New Jersey and the Food Research and Action Center will be conducting a virtual group discussion in English at the end of May.

To participate, you must be enrolled in or eligible for SNAP (food stamps), WIC, NJ FamilyCare, or Medicaid, or have a moderate to low income.

All participants will receive a $75 gift card to Walmart or Target as a thank you for their participation in the 2-hour group discussion.

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Hunger Free New Jersey is looking for volunteers to share ideas on ways to help families get the food they need. We want to learn from you what needs to happen to end hunger in New Jersey through a group discussion.

The group discussion will be conducted in English and will last up to 2 hours. It will be over the phone or on Zoom. It will be recorded. What you share during the group is private and your name will not be shared with anyone.

If selected, you will receive a $75 gift card for participating.

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New Jersey Food Security Initiative Group Discussion Application

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Hunger Free New Jersey is looking for volunteers to share ideas on ways to help families get the food they need. We want to learn from you what needs to happen to end hunger in New Jersey through a group discussion. The group discussion will be conducted in English and will last up to 2 hours.

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Age-Friendly North Jersey c/o Rutgers School of Social Work

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Latest Updates, News, Announcements for Age-Friendly Efforts in North Jersey Age-Friendly North Jersey Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 4: May, 2022 Welcome to Older Americans Month! It's May, and that mean

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Featuring AFNJ! ASA presentation on Age-Friendly Superstructures

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Featuring AFNJ! ASA presentation on Age-Friendly Superstructures

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Presentation at American Society on Aging Conference on Aligning Age- and Dementia-Friendly Initiatives

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Presentation at American Society on Aging Conference on Aligning Age- and Dementia-Friendly Initiatives

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How companies can alleviate financial stress of employees

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How companies can alleviate financial stress of employees

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Intergenerational Program Success in Michigan

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This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

With funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund , the national nonprofit Generations United (GU) is expanding intergenerational initiatives in Michigan, bringing older and younger people together to build communities that work better for all. Over the next two years, GU is providing the Ypsilanti Senior Center and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) with training and technical assistance to develop intergenerational pilot programs and addressing these programs' sustainability through philanthropy and public policy.

DAAA and the Ypsilanti Senior Center exemplify the many benefits of intergenerational programming. According to Ypsilanti Senior Center Executive Director Monica Prince, the center has been offering intergenerational programming for more than 15 years.

"Intergenerational programming supports older adults a million ways," Prince says. "While a lot of the seniors have been experiencing social isolation the past couple of years, they experienced it even before the pandemic. Having the connection with kids or young adults is really helpful. It gives older adults a sense of purpose. Having kids around gives them a little lift."

The younger folks benefit, too. Through intergenerational storytelling programming at the Ypsilanti Senior Center, they learn valuable lessons from older adults' life experiences.

"A lot of times younger people are going through the exact same things older people go through, but they don't relate to it the same way," Prince says. "A senior may have an issue with a spouse dying and all of a sudden have to do all the banking and household tasks on their own. Younger people may be preparing to move out of their family's house or going to college. They have very similar experiences going on. It's good for the younger people to say, 'Hey, I'm not alone. Maybe I can learn something from what this older person went through.'"

In 2021, GU approached Prince about expanding intergenerational programs. The first project partnered five older adults with five middle school-aged Girl Scouts. Together they assessed Recreation Park, which is adjacent to the Senior Center, for how it met the needs of children, youth, and older adults.

"We walked around the park and asked, 'What would this park look like if it was intergenerational?'" Prince says. "We also asked, 'What would have to change at the senior center for it be more appealing for young kids?'"

The Ypsilanti Senior Center currently is partnering with Eastern Michigan University (EMU) to offer an intergenerational Spanish language and culture class. EMU students also join older adults at the center for "Lori's Hands," a program that provides companionship and household help to older adults living with a chronic illness. And the EMU Digital Connection Corps gives the center's older adults in-person, hands-on help with smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other tech challenges.

"What we are doing right now is piloting an initiative for the senior center to become an intergenerational hub," Prince says. "We're going to pull together different aspects of our community here, like youth groups and different organizations. We're hoping to get the city involved, too."

Across the lifespan

The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) also offers an intergenerational storytelling experience to foster connections between young and old. In partnership with Limelight ReGen, DAAA coordinated three month-long workshops - two in neighborhoods and a third with LGBTQ older adults and allies. The 40 total participants ranged in age from 12 to 94. A 13-year-old participant, Candace, shared, "I always learned something new from each person."

"We're hoping that these strategies bring youth and older adults together and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the older adults," says Crystal Hood, DAAA director of information and assistance. "People are so disconnected now. We want it to bring them a little closer together, especially during these challenging times."

The DAAA's work in intergenerational programming was inspired by the findings of its 2020 Dying Before Their Time Report , which showed that social determinants of health need to be addressed throughout the lifespan, not only when age brings the impacts of chronic disease to full force. Intergenerational programming not only supports the older adult with relationships and activities, but also teaches younger folks how to live healthier lives that culminate in healthier aging.

"We really wanted to address those key findings. Intergenerational programming is one of the ways we're doing it," says Anne Holmes Davis, DAAA vice president of planning. "We have an inclusive health care task force that is looking at the social determinants of health and how we can better coordinate our social and health services to better serve the community. There are some wonderful ideas evolving around how you engage young people and older people in programming so that they can look at health across the lifespan."

In another partnership, DAAA offered an Intergenerational Laundry Program at a newly constructed Life Remodeled student center that includes a laundromat. A survey found that 76% of students at Detroit Public Schools Central High School who were chronically absent listed a lack of clean clothes for school as one of their top reasons for poor attendance.

"Kids actually got more out of the conversations with the seniors while they learned how to do their own laundry," Hood says. "We're also doing a four-week cohort of virtual cooking classes for grandparents and their grandchildren with our new partners, the Detroit Food Academy. We provided them with the cooking utensils and all of the materials to cook. They're learning how to cook a dish together while we talk about aging and the effects of [grandparents] aging on the grandchildren."

Planting seeds, growing community

Among more than 40 existing intergenerational programs that GU has identified across the state, Chelsea Senior Center's intergenerational gardening programming brings together about 20 older adult volunteers with children from preschool through middle school. In the spring, around 20 older adult volunteers from the center begin the growing season by reading books about gardening to three-, four-, and five-year-old children enrolled at the Chelsea Early Childhood Center , which shares a campus with the senior center. Next, they do a gardening activity - for example, planting seeds in the campus hoop house. Throughout the summer, the littles watch their plants grow and harvest the fresh produce when it ripens. When summer break comes, first- through fifth-graders attending the Chelsea School District's Camp GABIKA join in.

"We engage with the campers in a couple of ways each week,'' says Jennifer Smith, Chelsea Senior Center assistant director. "We offer cooking classes where they harvest things from the garden, clean it, prepare it, and cook it, and we also engage them in actual gardening activities like weeding, planting, and mulching. We also do fun activities with the garden."

Smith explains that the center's new strategic plan outlines four pillars, one of which is intergenerational programming.

"The school district has recently expanded their preschool activities. Now, they offer a full-day, everyday, and before- and after-school care on our campus," Smith says. "We're going to look at ways to engage those kids here and not only in gardening activities."

The ultimate goal is to involve district students of all ages in programs that expand on school curriculums or enhance the work of school clubs. For example, an older adult who was a child during World War II might share that experience with a history class. Chelsea Senior Center staff also see intergenerational programming as including all ages of adults. Center members no longer need to meet a set age requirement.

"We're getting folks involved who are more middle-aged, if you will," says Bill O'Reilly, executive director of Chelsea Senior Center. "We certainly are focused on seniors but, for example, in our very popular pickleball activity, there are a lot of 40-somethings or even younger folks out there playing along with the seniors."

O'Reilly notes that when adults returned after the center had closed for nearly a year due to COVID-19, they had noticeably declined in physical health due to social isolation. Currently, the Center offers 250 activities a month to help them reconnect.

"Intergenerational opportunities are one of those avenues for us. We can physically see the benefits of the older adults being active and involved," O'Reilly says. "I think the intergenerational programming helps kids relate to adults around them in a better way and learn that things weren't always the same as they are now. And it helps build respect for the adults in their lives."

A freelance writer and editor, Estelle Slootmaker is happiest writing about social justice, wellness, and the arts. She is development news editor for Rapid Growth Media and chairs The Tree Amigos, City of Wyoming Tree Commission. Her finest accomplishment is her five amazing adult children. You can contact Estelle at Estelle.Slootmaker@gmail.com or www.constellations.biz.

Ypsilanti Senior Center photos by Doug Coombe. All other photos courtesy of the subjects.

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Intergenerational programs bring younger and older Michiganders together to promote healthier aging

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Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs about Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live

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Yale professor Dr. Becca Levy's new book

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Communications Best Practices: Reframing Aging Initiative's Guide to Telling a More Complete Story of Aging

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American Geriatrics Society (Research Brief)

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Reframing aging during COVID-19: Familial role-based framing of older adults linked to decreased ageism

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Exhibit Visualizes Intergenerational Care in Black Communities

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For those seeking an opportunity for a new perspective, or to be seen, Nurturing, and Other Rituals of Protection will be the first-ever solo exhibition for Minnesota-based artist Jovan C. Speller at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, opening on March 19.

The exhibition will emphasize the importance of intergenerational care in Black culture while aestheticizing the security of a community too often targeted, misunderstood, and misrepresented in public spaces. Through Speller's photographs and an installation that portrays a living room, the exhibition presents a story of possibility and the potential for hope for Black families in every American community.

While creating this series, Speller intended to examine joy and possibility. "Lately, I've been drawing inspiration from imagining futures in which traumas are healed, people are seen, and grace is given," she said. "I'm inspired to create spaces that push against and challenge Blackness as 'other'."

Speller's aestheticization of ancestral shelter is recreated as a shared family space-the sense of comfort, safety, and familiarity it provides. Viewers can expect to find themselves inside a depiction of her grandmother's living room, with details such as floral wallpaper, a clear-vinyl-covered sofa, and sounds associated with domesticity filling the room. The gallery will feature her newest photographic work centered on intergenerational protection and familial relationships in Black communities.

As this is her first solo exhibit, Speller says this is a milestone in her career that she wants to celebrate. "It was reaffirming to be able to connect with the community in this way. Not just because of the continued isolation the pandemic has caused, but because it cemented my belief that spaces that allow for vulnerability, honesty, safety, and understanding are desperately lacking and sorely needed," Speller said.

In addition to the exhibit at the Mia, Speller currently has a lenticular installation called Conduction featured in the group exhibition Carriers of Posterity in the Law Warschaw Gallery at Macalester College. She plans to expand that work into a larger series for Breckenridge Creative Arts in Colorado in 2023.

Nurturing, and Other Rituals of Protection runs from March 19-June 26. For more information, visit Mia's website.

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Positioning Community Health and Social Workers to Address Older Adults’ Social Needs: Lessons from SCAN Health Plan | Playbook

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Three cities testing street redesigns during the pandemic

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A million years ago (in early 2020), our National Complete Streets Coalition (NCSC) launched the Washington Complete Streets Leadership Academy . We chose three small cities with Complete Streets policies on the books-Airway Heights, Arlington, and Wenatchee-to learn from us and one another while collectively building their skills in safer street design, creative placemaking, and community engagement through quick-build pilot projects.

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Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium

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The National Council on Aging is proud to host the 5 th annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium. This event is co-sponsored with the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Registration is free and includes a full day of sessions on how to best meet the mental health needs of older adults. In partnership with Rush University's E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging, NCOA will be offering continuing education credit for several professions. Please visit the FAQs page for more information.

Explore the agenda and resources below to get started.

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Podcast from "Demystifying Diversity" about Ageism within our society

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Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF): Navigating the Program Guidelines and Implementation Challenges

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Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF): Navigating the Program Guidelines and Implementation Challenges

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research article published in Integrating Social Services & Health 39.4

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(Research Article) Linking Health and Social Services Through AAA is Associated with Lower Health Care Use and Spending

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(Research Article) Linking Health and Social Services Through AAA is Associated with Lower Health Care Use and Spending

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Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Aging

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Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Aging

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Q&A with Edwin Walker, Dep. Assist. Sec. of Aging

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The OAA has never gotten the credit that it deserves.

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If the term "grandfamily" sounds familiar to you, you might've heard of it in the New York Times or in reference to a bill making its way through Congress. Or, you might know someone who is part of one - more than 2.6 million children are being brought up in grandfamilies, according to a 2019 report by Generations United. Even if you haven't heard the phrase, though, you can probably surmise what it means.

Also called kinship families, they differ from families that reside in multigenerational housing (where children, parents, and grandparents all live together) in that the parents aren't present. Oftentimes, a grandfamily forms out of urgent necessity, leaving little time for planning and creating unique challenges. Obstacles can really run the gamut, says Beltran. For instance, a grandparent may own their house, but lack resources to childproof it. They may live in a senior housing facility that doesn't allow children, a walk-up unit that makes it difficult to manage a stroller, or a studio that is simply too small to accommodate little ones. And on top of physical limitations, there are legal ones.

"Sometimes housing authorities don't recognize these families as families because they may lack a legal relationship to the children - they may not have adopted them or have guardians of them," Beltran explains.

That's where a specific type of housing designed exactly for these kinds of families comes in. Across the country, just shy of 20 grandfamily housing developments have been built, according to Beltran, and there are more underway. In addition to the support of living in a community of similar families, these homes can also offer on-site services that cater to their residents, from around-the-clock security, to communal gathering spaces and playgrounds, to simple but important design features like handrails and wide hallways.

As Covid has done with many facets of life and to marginalized communities, it has also highlighted disparities for grandfamilies. Though concrete data is difficult to pin down while the country is still in the midst of the pandemic, Beltran says anecdotally speaking, Covid has elevated the needs of these families.

"It's the same needs that have always been there, but of course they're heightened." And, she says, "The data we do have shows that more Black people, people of color, and Indigenous people have died or become disabled because of Covid. And we know there's a disproportionate number of children in grandfamilies that are Black or Indigenous."

A recent report from the CDC shows that about 1 out of every 500 children in the U.S. has experienced orphanhood as a result of the pandemic. "I'm sure a sizable number of those were orphaned because they lost their grandparent, not their parents," says Beltran. Part of her work with the National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families - a five-year project made possible by Covid relief legislation - will be to connect kinship care systems around the country to help them better work together. The goal is to help grandfamily housing be what any home should be: a haven to live well and safely.

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The First Thing You Need to Know About "Grandfamily" Housing

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If the term "grandfamily" sounds familiar to you, you might've heard of it in the New York Times or in reference to a bill making its way through Congress. Or, you might know someone who is part of one - more than 2.6 million children are being brought up in grandfamilies, according to a 2019 report by Generations United.

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Impact Report for Fall Prevention Awareness Week

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Impact Report for Fall Prevention Awareness Week

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Falls Prevention Awareness Week Impact Reports

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Falls Prevention Awareness Week reaches millions of #olderadults across the country with a simple message: You can take steps to prevent a fall. See the reach and impact of past #FallsPreventionAwarenessDay observances.

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Dementia Education for Building Management based on the Chicago Model

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Supporting Persons With Dementia Where They Live

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Supporting Persons With Dementia Where They Live

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Includes one complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit.
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Building managers are the first line of contact for early identification of problems with older adult residents. Through a collaborative community-academic partnership between the City of Chicago Age-Friendly Commission/DFSS and University of Illinois Chicago, we created a Dementia Training Program for building management staff to address the problem of the changing health status of older adults living independently in high-rise buildings throughout Chicago. The data demonstrate the participants consider the dementia training webinar to be beneficial, with 94.5% of participants (n = 85) rating the program Excellent-Good, 98% of participants found it useful and 92% were confident in their ability to refer residents to needed city services. Thus, educating building managers through a dementia training program creates a workforce that will recognize and address the changing healthcare needs of older adult residents, particularly those experiencing changes in cognition.

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

Recognize key elements and strengths of a dementia training program for building management staff developed by a collaborative academic-community partnership.

Analyze key challenges encountered in designing and delivering a dementia training program, particularly in challenging learning environments such as those created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discuss the impact of a dementia training program on building management staff's knowledge of dementia, preparedness to communicate effectively with dementia residents, confidence and ability to link residents to appropriate services.

Understand the development of the Chicago model for providing dementia training to building managers.

Discuss the multilayered outreach techniques used to support apartment managers.

Presenters:

Valerie Gruss, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, FAAN, is a researcher, practicing geriatrician and educator whose innovative research solutions have created new models of care, workforce training programs and copyrighted mTechnology to address the needs of older adults. She is co-director of ENGAGE-IL, a cluster of programs intended to enhance geriatric care, build Age-Friendly health systems, and establish dementia-friendly communities, powered by millions of dollars in grants from the U.S. Human Resources & Services Administration.

Victoria Russo, PhD, MGS, is the project director for the ADPI grant in Chicago and supervisor for outreach to isolated older adults with the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Senior Division. She received her doctorate in Sociology with an emphasis in Life-course and Aging from Loyola University Chicago and a Master's degree in Gerontological Studies from Miami University, OH.

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Includes one complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit. To request speech-to-text captioning during this event, please Building managers are the first line of contact for early identification of problems with older adult residents.

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How are advances in health sciences ageist and what can we do?

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Ageism in Artificial Intelligence for Health

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Ageism in Artificial Intelligence for Health

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Ageism in artificial intelligence for health

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The WHO policy brief Ageism in Artificial Intelligence for Health examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine and public health for older people, including the conditions in which AI can exacerbate or introduce new forms of ageism.