Health & Wellbeing

AARP Michigan volunteers took a crash course in door-to-door canvassing today, as they prepare to help Flint residents fill out permission cards for tainted water service line replacement.

AARP is encouraging Medicare beneficiaries this fall to read their annual Notice of Change and to review their health and prescription drug plan options for 2017 during Medicare Open Enrollment (October 15 th – December 7 th). Given the trend in high prescription medication prices, consumers are advised to pay close attention to their Medicare Part D drug plan options to help save money.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint pediatrician who relentlessly called attention to lead poisoning issues in the Flint water supply, has been named the winner of the 2016 Stephen J. Gools Award for Social Change sponsored by AARP Michigan.

The AARP state office wants Michiganders to know about a new law that aims to improve communication between hospitals and family caregivers.

Adults 50 and older said during a listening session Saturday that they are the forgotten victims in the Flint water crisis.

AARP Michigan will lead a collaborative effort to assess and address the impact of the Flint water crisis on older adults.

Nearly 300 people attended AARP Michigan’s Inaugural “Walk of Ages” event on April 15, featuring a visit from body-building septuagenarian Ernestine Shepherd, a panel discussion on health, self, and wealth and a walk along the Red Cedar River.

Ernestine Shepherd, a phenomenal 79-year-old body builder and world record holder, will lead AARP Michigan’s inaugural “Walk of Ages” event on the campus of Michigan State University on Friday, April 15.

Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service

AARP Create the Good, a resource for matching volunteers with meaningful service projects, has launched a new initiative tailored to health care professionals.