By Hannah Esrock–
The U of L Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging has received a $2.55 million grant that will benefit greater Louisville’s aging population.
The Institute set a number of goals for this new grant, including: “increasing the geriatric and primary care work force, training health care providers that can deliver culturally appropriate services to Kentucky’s growing Hispanic population, decreasing the chronic disease burden in rural Kentucky, increasing supportive environments to promote health specifically for older rural populations,” and more.
The main objective is to educate a new generation of nurses, physicians and caregivers on how to take care of seniors, according to the Institute’s Executive Director Dr.