Published by NYAM

Clara Scher, LMSW, MSc | Mario Rubano, MPH Andrea Diep, MPH | Elana Kieffer, MBA

The purpose of the current report is to summarize the ways in which older adults and aging-service providers have demonstrated resilience in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing climate change events as well as build on previous findings to develop recommendations to support older adults and the professionals who work with them—in NYC and beyond—in the face of future emergencies.

Report authors: Clara Scher, LMSW, MSc | Mario Rubano, MPH Andrea Diep, MPH | Elana Kieffer, MBA

Click here for a summary of the report recommendations for older adults and aging service providers across New York City.

Watch a recording of the related webinar, "Enhancing the Resilience and Disaster Preparedness of Older Adults: Research and Intervention Efforts in New York State":