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Technical Assistance Resource Centers
New York State Office for the Aging Center for Partnering and Coalition Building
Will provide effective tools and innovative approaches for establishing partnerships and building coalitions; strategies to assist federal, state and local government agencies, health care providers, Harkin Grantees and others to form partnerships to reach their education and outreach goals; and, identify possible barriers and issues that may arise and successful strategies to address them.
Patricia Hasan, Project Coordinator
NYS Office for the Aging
2 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12223-1251
Phone: 518-486-2724
Fax: 518-474-7761
patricia.hasan@ofa.state.ny.us
Virginia Dept. for the Aging Center for Rural & Geographically Isolated Populations
Will focus on vulnerable and hard-to-reach and geographically isolated populations. These individuals, by virtue of where hey live, have not been sufficiently educated in order to empower them to monitor their health care. They reside in areas that make it difficult to sufficiently provide educational and informational opportunities.
Bretiss Zacek, Project Coordinator
Virginia Department for the Aging
1600 Forest Avenue, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23229
Phone: 804-662-7671
Fax: 804-662-9354
bzacek@vdh.state.va.us
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Dept. for the Aging Center for Rural and Non-English Speaking Populations
Focus on education and outreach to low literacy, non-English speaking populations who are also vulnerable because they live in hard-to-reach, rural and geographically isolated areas. Because these populations do not use English as their first language they are at high risk for fraud and abuse. The language barrier, in combination with their geographic locations, requires unique outreach and educational strategies in order to effectively ensure their health care.
Vanessa Diaz Fonseca, Project Coordinator
Department for the Aging
P.O. Box 50063, Old San Juan Station
San Juan, PR 00902
Phone: 787-721-7679
Fax: 787-721-6510
vdiaz@ogav.prstar.net
Florida Department of Elder Affairs Outreach Resource Center for Culturally Diverse Elders
Will focus on empowering vulnerable and hard-to-reach culturally distinct, minority and non-English speaking populations. These individuals require culturally appropriate and competent approaches to education and outreach that recognize and respect their unique characteristics and beliefs.
Ramona Brookins Yeartie, Project Coordinator
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: 866-367-2335
yeartierb@elderaffairs.org
Videoconference Highlights Innovative Strategies for Reaching Underserved Elders
This videoconference will help you and your staff fight fraud and abuse by addressing the problem of reaching difficult to reach populations.
http://www.aging.state.ny.us/vidcon
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