Older American Month is here! |
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. About a third of older Americans lived in poverty, and there were few programs to meet their needs. Interest in older Americans and their concerns was growing. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating May as “Senior Citizens Month,” the prelude to “Older Americans Month.
We are deeply dismayed to see that poverty increased among Americans age 65 and older from 8.9% in 2020 to 10.3% in 2021, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. In fact, older adults are the only age segment that experienced an increase. The result is 1 million more older adults who rely on scarce resources to make ends meet. In total, almost 6 million older adults live below the poverty level. At the National Council on Aging, our goal is to ensure that every person can age with dignity, regardless of race, ethnicity, or background. Learn more here.
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Mark your calendars
and grab a friend to bring for these fun events to celebrate Older Americans Month:
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May 16th, 2023
Ice Cream Social with Reno City Council Member Meghan Ebert
Join Ward 4 Reno City Council Member Meghan Ebert for free soft-serve ice cream, slushies, and frozen lemonades from Super Swirl for those ages 60 and older. Come meet Council Member Ebert and socialize with other seniors!
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: 14000 Stead Blvd., Reno, NV 89506 (Dorothy McAlinden/Mayors Park)
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May 18th, 2023
Senior Art Engagement Day
In partnership with Sierra Arts Foundation, participants will make two projects: a photo frame and assemblage art by bringing old movie tickets or small memories to create your project. Local musician Collin Ross will provide an hour of music at the event. The event is FREE, but registration is required. You can register by calling Sierra Arts Foundation at (775) 329-2787.
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: 1301 Valley Road, Reno, NV 89512 (Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, Tuscarora Room)
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May 18th, 2023
City of Reno Parks & Recreation – Pickleball Drills & Skills
In partnership with Truckee Meadows Pickleball Club and Reno Parks and Recreation, this class will go over the various techniques in pickleball. Great for current players! Space is limited, so please register at 775-334-2262.
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: 575 Monroe St., Reno, NV 89509 (Plumas Gym)
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May 20th, 2023
Armed Services Fair - Fallon
The Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) has certified counselors visiting your area to assist you with your Medicare questions.
Where: Churchill County Fairgrounds – 325 Sheckler Ave.
Time: 10:00am-6:00pm
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May 21st, 2023
Senior Day at the Reno Aces!
Join us for the second annual City of Reno and Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Senior Day at the Reno Aces! SCAC will be donating 200 tickets to low and fixed-income seniors who normally would not have the opportunity to attend a game. Support the Reno Aces as they take on their rivals, the Sacramento River Cats! Tickets are available online.
Time: 1:05pm
Location: 250 Evans Avenue, Reno, NV 89501 (Greater Nevada Field)
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May 22nd, 2023
Ice Cream Social at Neil Road Recreation Center
Enjoy free soft-serve ice cream, slushies, and frozen lemonades from Super Swirl. Free to seniors on a first come/first served, ages 60-plus!
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: 3935 Neil Rd., Reno, NV 89502 (Neil Road Recreation Center)
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May 30th, 2023
Ice Cream Social at Paradise Park
Enjoy free soft-serve ice cream, slushies, and frozen lemonades from Super Swirl! Free to seniors on a first come/first served, ages 60-plus!
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Location: 2745 Elementary Dr., Reno, NV 89512 (Paradise Park Activity Center)
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May 30th, 2023
Spanish Springs Library Senior Fair
The Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) has certified counselors visiting your area to assist you with your Medicare questions.
Where: 7100 Pyramid Hwy. Sparks, NV
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
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May 31st, 2023
Heart Healthy Class - Hosted by Access to Healthcare Network
This FREE class is available to all Access Medical members.
To Sign Up, contact Mayra Gomez a 775-284-8989.
People that attend the class will learn the following:
• They have their own Care Coordinator / Heart Healthy Ambassador.
• How to take their blood pressure correctly.
• We provide a free BP monitor.
• Give tips for healthy eating.
• Tips on what symptoms to watch out for when having HBP.
• Risks of having HBP / Stroke/heart attack/ organ failure.
• How to communicate effectively with PCP.
• Follow up after attending by the Care Coordinator and will receive reminders of healthy habits via text.
To Sign Up, contact Mayra Gomez a 775-284-8989
Where: Access to Healthcare Office - Inside the Reno Town Mall,
4001 S Virginia St, Ste F, Reno, NV, United States, Nevada
Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm
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June 3rd, 2023
FREE Senior Conference - Resources, Health & Well Being
Cost: No cost! It is free!
Where can they Sign up: No sign-up, show up!
This event is being held for: The Senior community to know what resources are available to them and get a little meditation and exercise. It also teaches them how to prevent falls.
Where: Bethel AME Church - Reno/Sparks 2655 N Rock Blvd, Sparks, NV, United States, Nevada
Time: 9:00am-11:00am
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Access Medical
Discount Program
What services can I obtain through Access Medical?
primary care doctors • specialists • dental care • hospital visits • surgical services • optometrists • pharmacies/RX • prenatal visits • and much more!
Since 2007, Access Medical has provided individuals in our community with access to needed medical services at discounted prices through our statewide network of over 2,000 healthcare providers. Learn more HERE.
Call: 877.385.2345
Hablamos Español!
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Access Medical
Resource Line.
Do you need healthcare information? The Access Medical Resource Line can help answer your questions and connect you with programs and resources to help you.
Call: 877.385.2345
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FREE Transportation, Now Serving:
Elko - Battle Mountain - Crescent Valley - Carlin
• Appointments with a healthcare provider
• Home from the hospital
• To and from outpatient procedures
• To pick up medications or medical equipment
• To get groceries
• Community events, senior centers, food banks!
Monday - Thursday | 8am - 6pm
CALL: 844.469.4933
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Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community
Access to Healthcare Network administers the Nevada Care Connection resource center, which offers FREE services helping seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers, and families, with connections to various resources in the community. We also provide support services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community. Additionally, we can utilize the ASL Anywhere app and the UbiDuo machine to better communicate with the Deaf community.
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Need Help Enrolling Into An Insurance Plan?
A recent life change may qualify you for a special enrollment period for health insurance. If you've experienced any of the changes above. Access to Healthcare Network can help you enroll into a plan that's right for you!
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Are you looking for support with diabetes, managing your medications, or high blood pressure?
Chronic Disease Management
and Prevention Resources
Access to Healthcare Network has created an easy-to-use Google map.
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Our Health Education Department is hosting a Diabetes Self-Management workshop on Wednesdays from 5-7 PM in June.
This series consists of four 2-hour classes and a 1-hour assessment with a Registered Dietitian before the workshop begins. In this workshop you will learn what diabetes is and how to manage blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, and several other healthy lifestyle changes. You will also meet and learn from others who can relate to the challenges of managing diabetes. Please reach out to our Health Educators to learn more about the program and to sign up! You can join us in-person at the Reno Town Mall or virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Diabetes Self-Management Education pricing:
- Access Medical Members: $65 for 1-hour assessment with a registered dietitian (optional) and $40 per 2-hour group class
- Self-Pay: $90 for 1-hour assessment with a registered dietitian (optional) and $50 per 2-hour group class
- Insurance: Depends on insurance provider – contact your insurance company to inquire about coverage (billing codes are G0108 and G0109)
Insurance Accepted:
- Medicare Part B, Prominence Medicare Advantage, Senior Care Plus
- Commercial Insurance: Hometown Health Plan, Health Plan of Nevada, Prominence, Aetna, United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ambetter
- Medicaid: Not covered – refer to Access Medical Member rates for cost to Medicaid recipients
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We are hosting a Summer Rural
Health Fair in Elko, NV!
We are excited to announce that Access to Healthcare will be hosting a Summer Rural Health Fair! Come join us on June 24th at Elko City Park from 8am-1pm. This community event will be FREE with fun, games, activities, health/community resources, local vendors, and much more!
Click the button below for more information:
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Access to Healthcare Network is a "Best Places to Work" Finalist! |
Best Place to Work Finalist
After surveying our staff, AHN has qualified as a finalist in Northern Nevada Human Resources Association's Best Places to Work Awards.
We thank our staff members for participating and providing valuable feedback.
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Recipe of the month:
Hoisin Chicken
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Meet Our
New Board Members:
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Niki King,
VP of Silver Summit Health Plan
Niki Atcheson King is the Vice President of Community Solutions for SilverSummit Healthplan, a Nevada Medicaid health plan. SilverSummit is a subsidiary of Centene Corporation, the largest provider of government-sponsored health insurance in the nation. Niki led the design and implementation of the Community Solutions department at the health plan. Functional areas within the department include the Housing, Justice Involved, and Health-Related Social Needs Interventions Programs, Community Investment Programs, Marketing and Communications, and Government Relations. As the leader of the Community Solutions Department, Niki is responsible for the development, management, and contracting of the Community Network. In partnership with this Network, the Community Solutions team ensures that SilverSummit Members with Health-Related Social Needs are identified and served, using evidence-based interventions that remove the social barriers to health care. Niki and her team are also responsible for market growth.
Prior to joining SilverSummit, Niki worked in the Centene Business Development Department for five years and focused on assisting health plans with their Medicaid contract procurements. Niki, and the health plans with whom she partnered, have a 100%-win rate on procurements. This includes helping to secure a first-place contract win in Nevada for SilverSummit Healthplan.
Niki has spent the majority of her career serving the low-income population in Nevada. She is the co-founder of Access to Healthcare Network, where she remained the Chief Operating Officer for ten years. She also served as the Deputy Executive Director for the YWCA.
Niki is a proud fourth-generation Nevadan and a graduate of the University of Nevada. She resides in Reno with her husband and three children.
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Janice Whaley,
(MPH, CPTC, CTBS) CEO Donor Network West
Prior to assuming the Chief Executive role at Donor Network West, Whaley held leadership and clinical roles in three other OPOs, achieving similar results. Whaley served as Chief Operating Officer of LifeShare of Oklahoma, essentially doubling the number of organ donors early on in her five-year tenure. Prior to her arrival at LifeShare, Whaley held the role of Managing Director of Clinical Operations at LifeGift in Houston, TX, where she managed the complex processes involved in working with 5 transplant centers and 24 transplant programs, leading the region to record setting numbers of donors recovered.
A committed advocate for donation, Whaley has served in multiple capacities on several donation and transplantation related national boards and committees, including serving as President of the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT), being appointed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to serve as a faculty member for the 2012 National Learning Congress (NLC), appointed to serve on the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Advisory Council on Transplantation (ACOT) and most recently appointed by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) as the Co-Chair of the Organ Recovery Collaborative Network (ORCN) ASTS/UNOS/AOPO Taskforce and in 2021 was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times.
Whaley received a Master of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a post graduate certificate from Harvard Business School, Executive Management Program. She graduated from Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Whaley is dually certified in organ and tissue recovery through ABTC and the AATB, respectively.
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What Happens When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Ends on Thursday
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The Biden administration is taking its biggest step yet to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic by ending the public health emergency declaration on Thursday.
“A country can't be in emergency mode forever,” White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha told NPR.
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A Skin Patch to Treat Peanut Allergies? Study in Toddlers Shows Promise |
An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts — training their bodies to handle an accidental bite.
Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against exposures that can turn birthday parties and play dates into emergency room visits.
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