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Building Equity. Together.

The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping lives in the United States and around the globe. Every one of us has faced challenges, and deep, longstanding disparities have been exposed. Some disparities may look like someone else’s problem. But they are, in fact, everyone’s problem, and the right solutions will impact us all. Addressing inequality can improve economic growth, make our communities more livable, lower the cost of healthcare, and create jobs. 

For more than 60 years, AARP has fought to build a more equitable society—advocating for policies and programs that empower people to live longer, healthier, more productive lives.

Together with our partners, we are defining the critical issues, engaging the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and identifying solutions to build a future in which each and every person can thrive.

AARP is convening two virtual series to engage leaders on how we create a future that embraces equity and innovation across the lifespan: Build Equity  and Equity By Design

 

Driving Change: The Connection Between Longer Life, Equity and Agency
April 7, 2021
Featuring:

  • Ray Boshara, Assistant Vice President, Institute for Economic Equity – Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • Cara James, President and CEO – Grantmakers In Health 
  • Haim Israel, Global Strategist & Managing Director of Research, Head of Global Thematic Research Team – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Lisa Marsh Ryerson, President – AARP Foundation
  • Zac Miller, Senior Director, Partnerships – Landmark Ventures
 

New Research

Equity in Aging: The Story of Human Longevity

AARP’s Global Thought Leadership team in collaboration with leading researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) has embarked on an exploration of these geographic disparities in life expectancy at mid-adulthood. Our first report, entitled How Growing Geographic and Racial Disparities Inhibit the Ability to Live Longer and Healthier Lives (October 2020), provides a national-level analysis (1980-2014) of life expectancy data matched with geographic markers, and additional health data from the African American community. 

 

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Equity by Design



As we emerge from a tragic pandemic, let’s catalyze action among professionals in the fields that shape the physical housing and communities where we live, enabling every resident to thrive.

 

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Recent Blog Posts

The Intersection of Coronavirus and Racial Inequality in the Workplace

The Intersection of Coronavirus and Racial Inequality in the Workplace

July 24, 2020 by Jean Accius, PhD, Ramsey Alwin & Erwin Tan, MD via nationswell.com

Why Black and Latino Americans experience disproportionate levels of unemployment and underemployment — and why COVID-19 is making this worse.

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Listen, Learn, and Leverage: Why Today’s Dialogue on Inequity Is Different

Listen, Learn, and Leverage: Why Today’s Dialogue on Inequity Is Different

July 2020 

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Processing Grief during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Processing Grief during the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 2020 

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COVID-19 Demands Attention to Mental Health, Too

COVID-19 Demands Attention to Mental Health, Too

March 2020 

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A Call to Action: The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity

A Call to Action: The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity

October 2019 

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