Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
Aging-in-Place Organizations are Key to Building Disaster Resilience for Older Adults
Claire Pendergrast
June 2020
COVID-19 has tragically demonstrated the serious threat that pandemics and other disasters pose to older adults’ health, safety, and well-being. What role can senior centers and senior villages play in protecting older adults’ health and building their resilience during COVID-19 and other disasters?