WHO:
AARP Illinois, the Chicago Urban League, The Resurrection Project, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago , Rep. Theresa Mah, Sen. Jacqueline Collins, Sen. Robert Peters come together for first-of-its-kind statewide initiative.
WHEN:
Monday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m.
WHAT:
Armed with devastating new research, leaders hold virtual press conference pledging to do their part to «Disrupt Disparities» in Illinois and create a state where older adults can age with the economic stability, health care resources and digital connectivity they need to lead healthy, stable and rewarding lives. Among research findings:
- African American, Latino and Asian American older adults statewide are getting sick and dying of COVID-19 at rates much higher than their share of the population
- African American/Black seniors are three times more likely to live in poverty, Latinos and Asian Americans are almost twice as likely as whites.
- More than a third of Illinois African American/Blacks and Latinos over 65 have no internet access at all at home.
WHERE:
Zoom press conference
Register before Monday to receive an embargoed copy of report:
https://aarp-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqc-CurTIuGN1JcG0xkBeigLB_Ou1rJqEv
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Contact: |
Monika Wnuk, AARP Illinois |
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mwnuk@aarp.org/ (773) 742-3743 |
/PRNewswire/ — Feb. 5, 2021
SOURCE AARP Illinois
