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In this Health Policy Seminar, Associate Center Director Steven P. Wallace discusses elder economic insecurity and the Elder Index™ and how the housing burden borne by elders, particularly those of color, affects health.
The Elder Index™ is a tool that is a more accurate gauge of poverty among older adults because it measures regional differences in the cost of basic necessities for older adults in each of California’s 58 counties.
