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How Will Health Policy Changes Impact Older Adults

Older adults in Central Indiana can face a range of challenging experiences, such as job loss, serious health diagnoses, and reduction in insurance benefits. These disruptions not only affect their financial security but also can place additional strain on caregivers, service providers, and healthcare systems.  This webinar brings together experts in health policy, economics, and geriatric care to delve into these challenges. We will discuss how policies at various levels impact the well-being of older adults and the services they depend on.  Join us to engage with these experts as we examine the evolving landscape of aging, caring for older adults, and local trends supporting healthy aging.

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Where You Live Matters: Exploring Community Health and Risk Factors in Central Indiana

Check out our lastest report. Where you live is more than just a place--it reflects your culture, community, and identity. Our living environment shapes our health and wellness through access to healthcare, employment opportunities, education, housing quality, safety, and living environment. Proximity to healthcare providers and life expectancy are just some of the many variables influenced by geography. 

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Chronic Kidney Disease -- Common in Older Adults and a "Silent Killer"

Most adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) do not know they have it -- with many missing the opportunity to avoid irreversible loss of kidney function and ultimately kidney failure. On March 13, we shared findings from a new research brief from the State of Aging in Central Indiana Report that explains what CKD is and how common it is. Panelists discussed local services and support for discovering whether you or your loved ones have CKD and how to maximize quality of life with the disease.

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SAVI Talks: Understanding Context for Urban, Suburban, and Rural Ministries

On Dec 5, Art Farnsley, Research Professor of Religions Studies, Senior Research Fellow for the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, shared findings from his recent report on the similarities and differences between people living in urban, suburban, and rural Indiana. With more and more Hoosiers living in suburban communities, there are some interesting cultural foundations to understand as our landscape and populations changes. The implications for these changes on faith communities has broad appeal.

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Food Security and Older Adults

On Nov. 14 we presented findings from a new research brief which uncovers how different aging adult groups, and their caregivers, navigate the Central Indiana food system. By shifting the focus from a deficit-oriented perspective on “food insecurity” to one emphasizing resilience and growth, this brief aims to uncover how individuals creatively manage food insecurity within their local communities and the role of support systems in this process.

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Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card

This report card is a tool to identify disparities and inequities by race in Indianapolis. 

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Women & Aging: Equity in the Wellbeing of Older Adults in Central Indiana

On May 16, we explored Central Indiana trends in the socioeconomic wellbeing of older women, implications for their long-term health and wellbeing, and ideas for planning and building their networks of support. Presented by The Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, in partnership with The Polis Center and WFYI Public Media. 

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SAVI Talks: Empowering Indiana Communities with Evictions & Foreclosure Data

On Dec. 7, 2023 the Polis Center showcased a new statewide tool it developed that will help users better understand trends and relationships between evictions and societal factors. The goal of the tool is to raise awareness of evictions in Indiana and provide a resource to empower communities to instill change. Experts in the eviction and housing circle served as expert panelists to provide insight and perspective on this important topic. Partners in the project included WFYI Public Radio and New America, a “think and action” tank which focuses on equity at the center of its research and policy recommendations.

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How is Indianapolis Doing?

This initiative features bimonthly e-newsletter updates on how the Indianapolis metro area is recovering and emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic on some of the most pressing and challenging issues in our community. We look at Indianapolis unemployment rates; housing prices in the Indianapolis metro area; Central Indiana monthly average monthly rent; and status of homicides.

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