The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) will be hosting an in-person Advisory Council Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 24 and is inviting interested community members to attend and participate. The AAA7 covers 10 core counties in southern Ohio, including: Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton. There will be a virtual meeting option available for those who are unable to attend in person.
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Melissa Kimmel began her work with the OHIO Alliance for Population Health in October 2019. Prior to joining the Alliance, Melissa worked primarily in non-profits proving social services in roles ranging from Case Manager to Executive Director. In each of these positions, she encountered grandparents raising their grandchildren and saw the challenges these families faced every day. In addition, while working in the community with families, Melissa took note of the anti-aging sentiment pervasive in our society and worked to help change the narrative around older adults.
The Jackson County Health Department is working in partnership with OHIO to train and deploy 13 community health workers to address public health concerns and impacts of COVID-19 across 11 counties.