Article Publication Date:
4/16/2013
Summary:
Ethnic minorities and LGBT older adults will continue to become more represented among the older adult population. A lifetime of discrimination has often adversely affected LGBT elders of color in a myriad of ways, including greater likelihood of financial instability and heightened health disparities. This report offers policy solutions to support the wellbeing of this growing population. Policy solutions include strengthened outreach and community supports to LBGT elders of color.
Topics:
Accessibility; Consumer/Participant Direction; Employment Programs; Housing; Quality; Resource Center; Medicaid
Sources:
SAGE- Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
Programs/Initiatives:
Affordable Care Act (ACA); Older Americans Act (OAA); Person Centered Planning
States:
Keywords:
Long-Term Care; Eligibility; Community Inclusion; System Transformation; Enrollment; Organizational Change; Medicaid Integration
LGBT; lesbian; gay; bi-sexual; transgender; ethnic minorities; minorities; Black; Latino; people of color; Asian; Pacific Islander; American Indian; Alaska native; sexual orientation; gender identity; diversity; Older Americans Act; identity; healthy aging; economic security; discrimination; engaging communities; HIV; AIDS; reproductive health;
Contact
SAGE- Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
305 Seventh Ave
15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
info@sageusa.org
Phone:
212-741-2247
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53386