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Focus on Aging: Federal Partners' Webinar Series/Supporting Older Adults in Emergencies
Description: The Focus on Aging webinar series addresses important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community,…
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NCI: Understanding the emergency preparedness, crisis & respite services for children & adults w/ I/DD and their families during COVID-19
Description: This bulletin examines NCI data on family emergency preparedness and access to crisis and respite services. Although these data were collected prior to the pandemic,…
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Families USA: The Fierce Urgency of Now- Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on existing disparities in health and health care in the United States. There is a “fierce urgency of now” for evidence-based policy…
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AARP: Paying Family Caregivers to Provide Care during the Pandemic-and Beyond
Description: Medicaid is the primary funder of long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States. It provides those services and supports either through institutional care (i.e.…
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Nevada: Nevada Ensures Support Together (NEST) Collaborative
Description: The NEST (Nevada Ensures Support Together) Collaborative is an initiative of the Nevada COVID-19 Aging Network (Nevada CAN), a statewide, inter-organizational collaboration of many…
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Wyoming: Tech2Connect Initiative to Combat Social Isolation
Description: The attached flyer highlights Wyoming’s “Tech2Connect” partnership among the Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (state AT program); the Wyoming Department of Health;…
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AARP: No Wrong Door: Supporting Community Living for Veterans
Description: This paper discusses promising practices on how aging and disability agencies, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs), and Veterans Benefits Offices in seven states have built…
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Proactive Vaccine Strategy: Massachusetts: Boston Haitian Community Vaccination Clinics
Key partners: ADRC, senior housing buildings, volunteers Ethos, one of three Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) serving the city of Boston and a member of the Boston Aging and Disability Resource…
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NASHP: States Strategies in Securing Home- and Community-Based Services during COVID-19
Description: In the past two months, 35 states have rapidly amended their Medicaid home- and community-based services for older adults and their family caregivers to ensure access to long-term…
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CDC: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders for Leaders
Description: This book gives leaders the tools to navigate the harsh realities of speaking to the public, media, partners and stakeholders during an intense public-safety emergency,…
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CDC: Guidance for Direct Service Providers
Description: Direct Service Providers (DSPs) include personal care attendants, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, therapists, and others.…
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HUD: Emergency Housing Vouchers – Operating Requirements
Description: This notice describes the process HUD is using to allocate approximately 70,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) to public housing agencies (PHAs).…
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HUD: COVID-19 Vaccinations & Testing Toolkit for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Description: This toolkit is intended to support community health centers and HUD-assisted housing and homeless programs to partner on COVID-19 vaccination delivery, COVID-19 testing,…
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Indian County: Outreach to Native American Communities FAQ
Description: This frequently asked question sheet provides information to address vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Click here to access the resource: https://www.ta-community.…
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HUD/HHS: HUD and HHS Announce Joint Effort to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Vulnerable Communities
Description: On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and U.S. Housing and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced a joint-agency…
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ACL: Practical Tips for NWD/ADRC Vaccine Outreach in Rural Areas
Description: ADRC/NWD grantees have reported particular challenges in increasing vaccine access in rural and frontier areas. Building partnerships and identifying local trusted messengers are…
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COVID-19 Educational Resources in Languages Other Than English
Description: This post includes COVID-19 and vaccine-related educational and outreach materials available in languages other than English. Most of these resources are also available in English,…
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CDC: Vaccine Toolkit for People with Disabilities
Description: The following link provides guidance and tools to help people with disabilities and those who serve or care for them make decisions, protect their health,…
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COVID-19 Educational Resources in Languages Other Than English
Description: This post includes COVID-19 and vaccine-related educational and outreach materials available in languages other than English. Most of these resources are also available in English,…
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HUD: Utilizing Incentives to Increase Vaccine Adherence
Description: In many states, people experiencing homelessness (PEH) will receive priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine. However, vaccine hesitancy is common,…
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Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Faith Summit & Week of Action Toolkit
Description: The attached toolkit provides information and serves as a resource hub that shares facts, guidance, and actions to take to help protect our communities.…
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All Healthy Policies: Health Inequities- Addressing the Disease Burden in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities
Description: This COVID-19 Webinar Series synthesizes the information in the headlines to provide cohesive insight into the status of the response and remaining gaps in the system that must be…
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NCI: Strategies to help address social isolation and life disruption among people with IDD during the COVID-19 pandemic
Description: The current federal, state and local advisories to stay at home and social distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 place particular burdens on people in the IDD service system,…
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Resources for Integrated Care: Supporting Family Caregivers Of Older Adults Through Times Of Stress And Isolation: A Panel Discussion
Description: Topics discussed by the panel included strategies for supporting caregivers of older adults with depression; assisting caregivers who live apart from their loved ones,…
Includes VDC, tribes, I/DD, youth, and caregivers