Aging Articles

KC Communities for All Ages awardees are recognized for their work to ensure that older adults are valued, understood, respected and involved in creating and sustaining a high quality of life in their communities.  

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trained professionals who serve as a bridge between patients and health or social services agencies. Since they’re usually from the communities they serve, they understand and can represent the needs and interests of their clients, helping them to communicate better with health care providers and to self-manage their health conditions.

Health departments around the metro area are urging parents to make sure their children are up-to-date on their childhood vaccines before school starts. 

“Alexa, I need carrots.”

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, see what local communities are doing to support the cause.

Nearly 175 professionals and volunteers who work with older adults attended the fourth annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on May 8. Attendees learned innovative ideas to enhance the programming at their organizations

KC Communities for All Ages awardees are recognized for their work to ensure that older adults are valued, understood, respected and involved in creating and sustaining a high quality of life in their communities.