Elder Health Care Disparities Coalition

Our Mission

The mission of the Elder Health Care Disparities Coalition is to achieve the highest quality of life for Elders of African descent through education forums and information programs to enhance their mind, body, spirit, and economic security in Metropolitan Boston.

  • Establish a vibrant path to sustainable prosperity for disadvantaged residents through multi-sector stakeholders.
  • Form strategic alliances that foster the attainment and retention of integrated  services to meet community recipients’ needs
 


Founded to address racial disparity, EHCDC continues to construct actions responsive to existing facts. Its focus is to  establish a vibrant path to sustainable prosperity for disadvantaged residents.

Work  grew with influence  in reach and attention from a think-tank purpose  to engage influential stakeholders and suggest new ways in  pursuit of  progress.

OBJECTIVES

Strategic alliances with partners  foster the attainment and presentation  of   services that meet community recipients’ needs. Engagement of cross-sector stakeholders is vital to success. Together social and religious community groups working jointly with philanthropic, business, medical, and academic entities enhance lifestyle conditions.

Commitment to advancing healthy aging:

  • Disseminate Total Wellness information and action items to people of color who are of the Elder population.
  • Collaborate with established entities to provide information and action steps on all facets of total wellness in the society.
  • Work with neighborhood facilities to reach beneficiaries through religious and social entities and communication media of various types. 
  • Establish and introduce a Tech portal of Content on Demand for Elders. It will be a supplement to the telehealth function with access to social information such as music and arts presentations.

What we do

Elder Health Care Disparities Coalition (EHCDC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2002. EHCDC is addressing Isolation and access to healthcare services in its post pandemic programming focus. Its mantra is Information for Action which it presents through expert partnerships in the health care, academic, community and other sectors. These responses are focused on the concerns expressed by the Coalition Associates.

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Our Feature Program Elder connect 

Our Elder Connect program is in conjunction with the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. 

The objective of the Elder Connect Program is Loneliness Reduction and Digital Literacy Awareness. 

The  project envisions a community where Elder adults feel connected, engaged, and valued. Through intentional intergenerational connection activities, sharing health and wellness resources, and with technological empowerment, we aim to combat social isolation, increase access, and build a stronger, more connected community. The Program has three primary aims:

  1. Reduce the impacts of loneliness and isolation among a Black Boston Elders through a partnership of EHCDC and MCPHS health-sciences college students.
  2. Deliver an 11-week Operation Elder Connect program to  create intergenerational linkages between MCPHS students and Black Boston Elders. The joint undertaking  will  equip Elders with the necessary skills to navigate their medical patient portals.
  3. Advise participants on how  to access and evaluate electronic sources of health and social connection information.