EWA in the News
Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Advocacy - John A. Hartford Foundation's Health AGEnda Blog
April 7, 2011
The John A. Hartford Foundation's, Christopher Langston, writes about the important role of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, a Hartford Grantee. His "health AGEnda" piece highlights the mission and accomplishments of EWA.
read more >>>Advocates Head to Nation's Capital
October 21, 2010
Advocates for elder care are heading to the nation's capital to lobby lawmakers on a variety of geriatric care issues, and two Vermonters will be joining them.
read more >>>Care of elderly should be priority for nation's policymakers – Desert News (Salt Lake City, UT)
September 23, 2010
My friend Maggie will turn 104 next month and she'll likely throw herself a little birthday party and invite a 100 or so of her closest friends.
read more >>>Mainers unite to urge Alzheimer’s funding - Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME)
September 20, 2010
Mainers are getting older, along with the health care work force that looks after them. That’s setting the stage for a big problem, says Sandra Butler, professor of social work at the University of Maine.
read more >>>Filipino Health Workers Struggle in Filling Eldercare Gap
June 16, 2010
Nurse Edel Pimentel believes that Filipino health care providers will be especially able to deal with the demands of the 78 million aging boomers in the United States -- plus their elderly parents -- once they enter a healthcare facility, because Filipinos are “natural caregivers.”
read more >>>Letter to the Editor: New Schools, to Train New Doctors
February 16, 2010
To the Editor: In addition to the need for more doctors, there is an urgent need for training that is tailored for patients who are over 65.
read more >>>Alliance Calls for Strong Eldercare Workforce
September 1, 2009
The Alliance ad placed in Roll Call Newspaper calling for action on eldercare workforce issues.
read more >>>Support Grows for Geriatrician Loan Forgiveness Act
May 22, 2009
New Haven, CT – As Older American Month draws to a close, support grows for the Geriatrics Loan Forgiveness Act (H.R. 1457), introduced by Congresswomen Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18).
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