Housing
senior citizens
coronavirus
Vulnerable at Risk as Summer Nears and Philadelphia Weighs Opening Cooling Centers
As summer nears and the risk of contracting COVID-19 remains in Philadelphia, the city has not yet determined if it will open cooling centers in case of a heat health emergency, a decision that could affect the most vulnerable populations. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Education
Reality Check 10.17.19: EcoWURD Foodlab
Paolo Narciso, vice president of AARP Foundation Impact Areas, and Meredith Ponder Whitmire, policy director for the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition, join host Charles Ellison to discuss food insecurity among seniors. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
Education
Reality Check 10.10.19- EcoWURD Foodlab
CEO at the Alliance for Aging Research Susan Peschin, Nutrition Manager at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Amy Goldstein, and the executive director at Caring for Friends, Jeanette Fournier, discuss seniors experiencing food insecurity. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
Health
Rising hunger among the elderly could mean higher rates of malnutrition
Malnutrition is “an under-recognized problem” that may be on the rise among the elderly here and throughout the country as hunger increases, according to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) and other health professionals. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)