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Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) is a national network of Old Lesbians in their 60th year or older working to confront ageism in our communities and our country. They use education and public discourse as primary tools to support: comprehensive immigration reform elimination of violence against women enactment of universal single-payer healthcare for all…

Join the Office of Healthy Aging  for their first All Partner Meetup! This networking event serves as an opportunity to promote collaboration and shine a spotlight on the work we do together to serve Rhode Islanders. Please RSVP dircetly with Elise Swearingen via email at elise.swearingen@oha.ri.gov by November 6th (Wednesday). The logistics Where? North Providence…

The Family Caregiver Alliance of Rhode Island, as part of United Way of Rhode Island, with support from the Office of Healthy Aging, would like to cordially invite you to their Annual Caregiver of the Year Awards Ceremony, on Thursday, November 14th, at 9:30 am. In previous years, this event has been hosted at the…

Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world and many people are forced to contend with the choice between filling a prescription or buying groceries. Older adults are disproportionally impacted by bloated prescription drug prices. According to John DiTomasso, Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP Rhode Island, the average older adult on…

Festival of Meals is a tasting gala with an exciting foodie twist—an appetizer-style culinary competition! This exciting new event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center located at 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI and will boast an evening of fabulous tastings, cocktails, an exciting culinary competition and spectacular auctions. There will be a private VIP…

This webinar is the second in a two-part series targeted at community health workers that explores the trends and considerations at play as the population of older adults continues to increase. The webinar, organized by the Center for Benefits Access, will explore key economic security and health issues that affect this population and need to…

The Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging (OHA) offers free, unbiased coaching and enrollment assistance to Rhode Islanders during the Open Enrollment period, and year-round. More than 200,000 people are covered by Medicare in the state. Rhode Island’s Medicare Open Enrollment period is coordinated by OHA’s nationally recognized State Health Information Program (SHIP). Through a…

More than 23,000 Rhode Islanders are living with Alzheimer’s disease. With the aging of our population this number is expected to climb in the next few years. Our cities, towns and our state will need to take action—and we need community input.  Thus, the Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a series of free town hall conversations…

The 2019 AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop will showcase the many ways local leaders and community volunteers can help to create public spaces that are vibrant, welcoming, safe and accessible. Over the two day workshop,  attendees will: Learn about the economic, social and health impacts of placemaking Be introduced to examples of infrastructure-intensive placemaking efforts that…