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                          Speeches and Testimony Webinar: State Units on Aging Promising Practices in Food Insecurity**August 11, 2022**Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) for a webinar on how State Units on Aging (SUAs) are addressing older adult food insecurity. Participants of the webinar will learn about promising practices around the food security continuum, overcoming obstacles to food insecurity efforts, and more.
    Webinar: Getting and Staying Involved in the Brain Injury Community**August 10, 2022**Join TBI TARC to learn more about how brain injury survivors can become involved and stay actively engaged in state and national brain injury initiatives. Learn how survivors can collaborate on all aspects of board and committee development, management, and engagement, as well as effective advocacy.
    Webinar on Building Partnerships to Scale Effective Dementia Care Supports**August 9, 2022**Join NADRC for its webinar, "Building Partnerships to Scale Effective Dementia Care Supports: Indiana University and Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging."  Presenters will share how the university partnered with AAAs to implement the dementia care program and results-to-date. Reasons why AAAs partnered with IU to launch a dementia care program and plans for sustainability will also be discussed.
    Attend Listening Sessions and Provide Feedback on NIDILRR's Long-Range Plan**August 9, 2022**Mandated by Congress to develop a Long-Range Plan every five years, NIDILRR aims to continue to be responsive to the needs of key stakeholders—especially people living with disabilities. Your input will help inform NIDILRR’s future funding priorities and strategic direction.
    Webinar: Working Together to Empower Community Inclusion with Health/Housing/Independent-Living Partnerships**August 8, 2022**Featuring a top national expert, a center for independent living, and a large health system, this Housing and Services Resource Center webinar will reveal effective strategies for supporting individuals as they find homes in the community, arrange for services individuals need and choose, and integrate into community life.
    Ready Seniors Virtual Workshops**August 4, 2022**August 23 - 24 | 9:30 am - 1:00 pm ET (English)
August 30 - 31 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET (Spanish)*
Many older adults depend on community service providers for necessities and psychosocial support. However, these crucial services may be disrupted during disaster, impacting older adults in your community.
    OCR Now Accepting Comments on 1557 Proposed Rule**August 4, 2022**The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is now accepting comments on a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in covered health programs and activities.
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Releases Two Reports on Long COVID**August 3, 2022**Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delivered two major reports to President Biden, in response to his April 5, 2022, Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-⁠19: The Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19 Report (Services Report) and
The National Research Action Plan on Long COVID (the Research Plan).
    ACL Awards Cooperative Agreements to Support Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services**August 2, 2022**ACL recently awarded cooperative agreements aimed at validating successful and innovative senior nutrition program models, including those created during COVID-19. Three community research grants, totaling $1,449,618 in FY22 awards, will focus on sustaining congregate and home-delivered meal programs as well as delivering impactful nutrition education.
    Emergency Solutions for Powering Durable Medical Equipment and Assistive Technology**August 1, 2022**Tuesday, August 16, 2:00 PM ET
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Disaster situations – hurricanes, fires, winter storms, and so many others – can present unique, and sometimes life-threatening, circumstances for individuals with disabilities and those who are aging. Planning is the key for natural disasters and man-made hazards.
  
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