equity

The Juanita C. Grant Foundation, in partnership with the National Council on Aging, is convening for a virtual Town Hall Meeting to develop strategies and initiate a Call to Action for communities of color to connect at the local level through trusted sources, in preparation for a COVID-19 vaccine prioritizing older adults. This flyer offers helpful resources for advocates in preparing communities of color for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Justice in Aging published a new brief centered on the dual eligible population and programmatic recommendations to support equity. The recommendations are measures advocates and health plans can use to ensure equity is at the center of the response to COVID-19. Examples of recommendations in the brief include: Expanding/targeting outreach for COVID-19 and routine care based on information plans have about their members; Prioritizing HCBS and support for caregivers; Enhancing data collection

This paper assesses how well various organizations achieve the Culture of Health Framework laid out by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Most respondents were familiar with the Culture of Health and reported strong alignment with its guiding principles. The authors also asked respondents how RWJF could further advance the principles that make up the Culture of Health. They then issued a series of recommendations for the Foundation based on these answers and their own observations.