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  • Leaves Fall, People Should Not

    September 7, 2021

    Falls Prevention Awareness Week is coming! September 20-24, 2021. Falls are not a normal part of aging and should not be accepted as such. For 14 years now, the National…

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  • AgeGuide Advocacy Corner: Budget Process Heats Up as Summer Winds Down

    August 12, 2021

    Not to be outdone by this past week’s extreme weather, Congress had a whirlwind week. The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Tuesday. Then, they proceeded to work…

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  • Immunization Awareness Month

    August 12, 2021

    August is known as National Immunization Awareness Month. According to many health providers, public health professionals, and governmental health agencies, there is no preventive health measure that is more important…

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  • AgeGuide Advocacy Corner: Summer Legislative Roundup 

    July 16, 2021

    The Illinois State General Assembly is on recess for the summer but that does not mean our advocacy work is done. AgeGuide is busy meeting with legislators, while they are home…

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  • Social Wellness Post Pandemic

    July 14, 2021

    Alongside the discussion of mental health is the very critical concept of social wellness. According to the University of New Hampshire, social wellness is the concept of having positive connections with…

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  • Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month

    July 14, 2021

    July is nationally designated as Minority Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) Mental Health Month. This formally recognized month was established in June of 2008 in order to…

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  • Celebrating Juneteenth

    June 17, 2021

    Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston,…

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