With renewed inspiration from the recent HelpAge International update on the situation for older adults after the Nepal earthquake (see my post on Rising from the rubble: Nepal earthquake one year on), I decided to publish my recent research on the topic. Continue reading
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Rising from the rubble: Nepal earthquake one year on
You may recall my previous posts on Aging and Emergencies or Disasters or on Combating Ageism in Disaster Relief, which specifically talked about the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. This article form HelpAge International provides an update on the aid and continued situation for older adults one year after the earthquake.
Aging and emergencies or disasters
This post comes to us from Easy Living, Inc. It’s a topic I have become more interested in over the past few years. It’s about the special requirements of aging adults when a disaster strikes. For more information, please see my other post on the earthquake in Nepal.