Tam E Perry, Vanessa Rorai, Joann Smith, James R Bridgforth, Brenda F Evans, Adelia Cooley, Jamie Mitchell, Kent Key
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This article profiles a program in Detroit, MI, funded by the National Institute on Aging, called the Michigan Center for African American Aging Research and its key offshoot the Healthier Black Elders Center (HBEC). Board members of its Community Advisory Board weigh in on key programming and offer perspectives and recommendations on health and social issues. The HBEC Consulting Program is a blend of formal volunteering and paid work through consulting fees. The article also outlines next steps for HBEC.
这篇文章介绍了密歇根州底特律市的一个项目,该项目由美国国家老龄化研究所资助,名为密歇根州非裔美国人老龄化研究中心(Michigan Center for African American Aging Research)及其主要分支机构黑人健康老人中心(Healthier Black Elders Center,HBEC)。其社区咨询委员会的成员对主要计划进行评估,并就健康和社会问题提出观点和建议。HBEC 咨询计划融合了正式的志愿服务和通过咨询费支付的有偿工作。文章还概述了 HBEC 的下一步计划。