Health & Wellbeing

If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that access to high-speed internet is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

AARP Maryland is launching a 16-week transit advertising campaign to help more Marylanders access COVID-19 vaccinations in their area. Aimed at audiences that may lack access to broadband internet, the posters appearing in both English and Spanish on 35 bus shelters and 206 transit buses across Baltimore, Montgomery County and the Eastern Shore shares the state’s toll-free line (855-GO-MDVAX) if they have questions or to schedule a vaccine appointment.

Join us Mondays at noon, through December 14 for "Get Moving Mondays!" on the AARP Maryland YouTube channel.

Resources for updates, home health visits, food banks, grocery access and meal delivery.

A guide to local food resources in Baltimore, including grocery store hours, delivery services and Meals on Wheels.

If you were at the hospital and unable to speak, how would medical personnel know what kind of treatment you want or whom you want to make decisions for you?

Telehealth technology has existed for decades, but its use has surged in Maryland during the coronavirus pandemic as more providers have embraced it and state lawmakers have passed laws boosting access.

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AARP is providing information and resources about COVID-19 to help older Marylanders, and their families protect themselves from the virus and prevent it from spreading to others.

Guest blogger Catherine Kirk Robins is deputy director of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative.