Sedgwick County and the city of Thornton are the newest Colorado members of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. They join 20 other Colorado counties or localities that are also members, including places like Carbondale. The city’s age-friendly efforts have included repairing sidewalks and placing benches around the city to provide rest stops for walkers.
Few things are as deeply woven into the fabric of our nation as Social Security. For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children. It is a sacred promise between the government and the American people who pay in and earn their Social Security over a lifetime of hard work.
AARP realizes that healthy habits, including exercise and eating right, can lead to a better, longer, happier life. Join AARP Colorado members and volunteers for Virtual Fitness classes starting in September, in the comfort of your own home. Certified instructors will lead you each week in classes focusing on yoga, low-impact kickboxing, functional fitness, mobility, low-impact cardio and strength-building and Barre.
Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Board has deemed three anti-inflammatory medications unaffordable, the first time such an entity has made such a move. Amgen, the maker of one of the medications, has filed a lawsuit challenging the board's authority.