FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/07/2020
Contact: Christine Perez
Company: National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
Phone: 202-347-9733
Email: events@nhcoa.org
Web: www.nhcoa.org
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @NHCOA
Washington, D.C. – The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) continues developing innovative ways to engage, inform and listen to the communities we serve. For 51 years, NHCOA has worked to improve the lives of Hispanic older adults, their families, and caregivers. Even during a pandemic, we will continue to work towards that mission.
Considering the current public health crisis, NHCOA is hosting virtual events focused on issues that are important to our communities during this pandemic. These events allow us to continue to serve our mission while protecting communities.
In a continuation of our dedication to disseminate timely and accurate information while also creating culturally and linguistically sensitive spaces in which Hispanic older adults, their families and caregivers can come together to discuss issues impacting their lives while connecting with local leaders, advocates, service providers and policymakers to work towards solutions that address the community’s specific needs; this webinar will be one of those spaces.
NHCOA’s Tele-Town Hall: “Health Inequities and COVID-19” will be conducted in English on July 22, 2020 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (EST). You can register for the tele-town hall at: bit.ly/3dAxXkx .
This tele-town hall will discuss existing health inequities prior to COVID-19 and how those inequities have grown during the pandemic.
It is becoming increasingly clear, based on evolving data, that COVID-19 is having a more devastating impact on Blacks, Latinos and American Indians across the nation. Dr. Yanira Cruz, President and CEO of NHCOA, emphasizes that, “the disparate impact COVID-19 has had on communities of color further highlights the existing health inequities that are borne out of systematic and structural racism that has existed for centuries in the United States. These systemic and structural inequities result in financial insecurity, substandard housing, poverty that does not allow for financial planning for emergencies and jobs that cannot be done remotely, do not offer health insurance and potentially limited access to healthcare. These realities lead to many of the conditions that heighten the risk for becoming infected with COVID-19.”
The tele-town hall topics will include why are communities of color disparately affected by health inequities, challenges and solutions in mental health during the pandemic, immigrant communities and the health inequities they face, LGBTQ health during the pandemic, and health status of American Indians. The tele-town hall will wrap up with a discussion about how to address these inequities. The format will consist of four presenters followed by a facilitated question and answer session. Speakers will include representatives from the Hogg Foundation, SAGE and National Indian Council on Aging.
Sponsors:
NHCOA´s COVID-19 tele-town hall could not be possible without the generous support of our many sponsors: AARP, Amgen, Verizon, PhRMA, Lyft, Pfizer Foundation, AbbVie, Herbalife Nutrition and Lilly.
About the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA):
NHCOA is the leading national organization working to improve the lives of Hispanic older adults, their families, and their caregivers. Headquartered in Washington, DC, NHCOA has been a strong voice dedicated to promoting, educating, and advocating for research, policy, and practice in the areas of economic security, health, and housing for Hispanic older adults, families, and caregivers for more than 50 years.
For more information about NHCOA call 202-347-9733 or visit www.NHCOA.org .
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