HIGN News
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Fixing the mental health crisis in long-term care
December 5, 2022 | Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director, HIGN, and Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
HIGN Executive Director Tara Cortes penned a guest column for McKnights Long-Term Care News titled Fixing the Mental Health Crisis in Long-Term Care.

The Unheralded Workforce
November 8, 2022 | Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN
November is the month designated as Family Caregivers Month to honor the countless number of people who offer critical support to family, friends, and neighbors to help them age in place.

Health Literacy and Community-Based Education
October 11, 2022 | Cynthia Chong, MPA
Health literacy is a term we’ve all heard, but what does it really mean? How does it relate to better health outcomes for older adults?

Barriers to Identifying and Treating Substance Use Disorders in Old Adults
September 13, 2022 | Liz Seidel, MSW HIGN
September is National Recovery Month which aims to increase awareness of substance use disorders (SUDs).