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A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities

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The National Advisory Board advocates for the rights of older adults and people with disablities to live healthy, independent lives at home.

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What We’re Reading: April 29, 2022

How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older Americans, and What Health Systems and Providers Can Do Racial and ethnic discrimination has a significant impact on the health of people of color, affecting mental health and contributing to high blood pressure, negative health behaviors, and early aging. For Black older adults, the cumulative effects of race-related […]

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What We're Reading: February 22, 2022
What We’re Reading: February 22, 2022

Government-Mandated Poverty: How US policies are structured to keep people with disabilities in perpetual poverty

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“Disability doesn’t make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.”

-Stella Young

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Together we can make a difference in health – our care, supports and services, and how we access and navigate between them. Join the movement for independence, and the ability to choose our own health solutions so that we and the ones we love can age gracefully and healthfully.

Join the National Advisory Board (NAB) on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities in its effort to modernize the health care infrastructure in America and drive long-term supports and services to the forefront of health care transformation. Declare your independence!

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Six Principles to Modernize the Health Care Infrastructure

  1. Enhanced Self-Care, Improved Coordination
  2. Encourage Community Integration and Involvement
  3. Expand Accessibility of Services and Supports
  1. Uphold Personal Preference
  2. Empower People to Participate in the Economic Mainstream
  3. Investment in Improved Technology
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