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Release: AARP Opens New Fitness Park in Mobile to Commemorate 60th Anniversary

AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins opened an AARP sponsored outdoor fitness park at Mobile’s James Seals Jr. Park & Community Center, the thirteenth such park to open in the United States and the only one planned in Alabama.

Release: As Medicare Open Enrollment Begins AARP Alabama Issues Scam Warning

By Evey Owen, OCT 16, 2019

AARP Alabama warns about scams targeting Medicare beneficiaries and offers tips for protection

Release: Surge in Government Imposter Scams Targets Medicare Recipients

By Evey Owen, AUG 13, 2019

With Government Imposter Scams skyrocketing in recent months, AARP Alabama Seeks to Empower Alabamians with These Simple Tips

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View our latest press releases, statements, op-eds, letters to the editor, and more. For media requests or to be added to our release list, please email the Interim Associate State Director of Communications, Evey Owen at eowen@aarp.org.

Op-Ed: Alabamians Need Relief from Rx Greed

By Candi Williams, AUG 7, 2019

For decades, big pharmaceutical companies have raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Alabama, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment increased 58% between 2012 and 2017...

Release: AARP Awards $9,500 Community Challenge Grant to Main Street Wetumpka

By Evey Owen, JUL 29, 2019

The grant will be used to activate alleyway surrounding the existing 90-foot historic mural with entertainment space, benches, green space, lighting, and movable furniture