Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s Collaborations
“Connecting to Combat Alzheimer’s,” a collaborative effort of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL), is one of six finalists competing to win the...
View ArticleFEMA and NOAA Promote National Severe Weather Preparedness Week
The following is a press release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency about “National Severe Weather Preparedness Week.” Individuals who work with or care for older people have a responsibility...
View ArticleASA Signs on to LCAO Letter to Support Improving Access to Medicare Coverage...
ASA’s Public Policy Committee has the charge from ASA’s Board of Directors to select policy and advocacy initiatives that are appropriate for ASA to support within the context of its educational and...
View ArticleRequest for EWA Member Action
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance, of which ASA is a member organization, requests help to protect and support eldercare workforce investments in the Federal FY14 appropriations process. As you know, in...
View ArticleUpdate From the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
Immigration ResourcesNational Immigration Law Center:Access to Public BenefitsImmigrant Eligibility for ACA and Key Federal Means-tested Programsread more
View ArticleSenate Aging Committee to examine efforts to combat Alzheimer’s
Following is a hearing notice from the Select Committee on Aging of the United States Senate. Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing: The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: Are We On...
View ArticleEldercare Workforce Alliance Update for April 26, 2013
EWA Member Activities: EWA is hosting an Advanced Aide roundtable discussion on Friday, May 3, coinciding with the American Academy of Home Care Physicians and American Geriatrics Society annual...
View ArticleLCAO Update for April 26, 2013
LCAO Policy ActivityThe Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) is a coalition of 68 national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America's older population and committed...
View ArticleASA Supports LCAO Issue Brief on SGR Reform
ASA has joined with 15 other Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) in submitting statements to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the Ways & Means Committee of the U.S. House of...
View ArticleNew NIA Blog Launched
Robin Barr, Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Division of Extramural Activities, has just launched a research blog on the NIA website; visitors can sign up to get new posts.read more
View ArticleASA Supports Older Americans Act Reauthorization and Funding
ASA has joined numerous other national aging organizations within the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) to to support the legislation introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to...
View ArticleASA Supports Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act
ASA has joined with other members of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance to support the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act (H.R. 1252/S.602; PDFs). The legislation was introduced in the...
View ArticleEWA Releases Issue Brief on LTC / LTSS
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance, a national coaltion of 28 organizations including ASA, has released an issue brief (PDF) to address the activity of the Congressional Commission on Long Term Care. ASA...
View ArticleWarning from the FDA: Beware of Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments
As the number of people diagnosed with diabetes continues to grow, illegally sold products promising to prevent, treat, and even cure diabetes are flooding the marketplace.read more
View ArticleFoNIA House Dear Colleague letter
Former FoNIA Chair Mary Jo Hoeksema at the Population Association of America asked is sharing a “Dear Colleague” letter which was circulated in the House of Representatives on July 24 by Congresswoman...
View ArticleASA Supports Health Equity and Accountability Act
ASA is one of more than 325 national, state and local organizations to have signed on to a recent letter (PDF) to the Congressional Tri-Caucus (comprising the Congressional Asian Pacific American...
View ArticleASA Supports Elder Protection & Abuse Prevention Act
ASA has endorsed the House version of the Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention act introduced to the House today by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D.-Pa.). The announcement from Rep. Cartwright’s office is...
View ArticleOAA Reauthorization on HELP Committee calendar
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee of the U.S. Senate will be marking up the 2013 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act on October 2. A new draft of the legislation can be...
View Article