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.
OK, RMMFI Followers, this is Jenny again, a little intrigued and a little energized by what has happened for the seven of us over this past week in the RMMFI Boot Camp for entrepreneurs
AARP Colorado today released new state data and an infographic illustrating the impact of high prescription drug prices for Colorado residents, specifically those living with cancer, prediabetes or diabetes, and heart disease. AARP unveiled the infographic at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) annual conference as part of AARP’s nationwide Stop Rx Greed campaign to lower drug prices for all Americans.
For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Colorado, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment increased 58 percent between 2012 and 2017, while the annual income for Coloradans increased only 12.2 percent.
Staff from the Denver Area Census Office, representatives from the Colorado non-profit, Together We Count, and Denver Public Library Western History Dept. will host a 3-person panel discussion 6 - 8 p.m., Thursday, August 22, at the Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being*. This will be followed by an optional recruiting session for persons interested in working for the 2020 Census.
Join us for Poudre River Public Library’s New Directions / 50 & Better at the Harmony Library on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. The fall session, Enhance Your Retirement with Community Resources, explores life enhancing options for the Over 50 population of Northern Colorado.