Caregivers at the Polls: What's at Stake for Caregivers and their Families this Election Year Registration

Abstract:

Recorded live on 10-5-22 and now available On-Demand!

48 million Americans, 64,000 in Minnesota, care for older parents, spouses, children and adults with disabilities, and other loved ones, helping them to live independently in their homes and communities – where they want to be. Family caregivers are the backbone of America’s care system, yet they continue to face physical, emotional, and financial challenges. Family caregivers deserve better support.
AARP joins voters over 50 to help them make their voices heard on the issues that matter.

Watch AARP and Sheletta Brundidge of Sheletta Makes Me Laugh converse about caregivers’ experiences, resources, and what’s at stake for caregivers in the 2022 election. Featured speakers include Paurvi Bhatt, Health Care Executive and Family Caregiver; Robbin Fraizer, Associate Director, Equity and Community Engagement at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; and Mary Jo George, Associate State Director of Advocacy, AARP Minnesota Together, we can fight for family caregivers who risk their own careers and financial futures to care for parents, spouses, and other loved ones.

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Speakers

Sheletta Brundidge

Host, Sheletta Makes Me Laugh

WCCO Radio

Sheletta Brundidge is the founder and Bad Ass Boss Lady of SHElettaMakesMeLaugh.com, an online podcasting company that provides culturally competent commercial production. Sheletta is an Emmy award-winning comedian, radio host, television anchor and newspaper columnist.  With her podcast shows, social activism and best-selling autism children's books, Sheletta is living up to her reputation as a change maker.

Paurvi Bhatt

Paurvi Bhatt is a second generation, Indian immigrant, family caregiver, health care executive and board director/advisor on global and national nonprofit, foundations and councils. She is trained in health systems and economics with a B.A. in Neuroscience from Northwestern University, an M.P.H from Yale University, and a PhD (ABD) from Johns Hopkins University. She’s a spokesperson, active author, podcast guest and presenter on issues ranging from women's leadership, Asian American and Immigrant issues, health systems and economics, philanthropy, HIV and women’s health, and the role of women as working daughters and family caregivers.  

Robbin Frazier

Associate Director of Equity and Community Engagement

Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation at the UMN

Robbin Frazier is the Associate Dir. of Equity and Community Engagement in the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation at the UMN. The mission of CHAI’s Equity and Community Engagement Core is to advance health equity for BIPOC, LGBTQ and other under-served aging communities. Robbin builds authentic, mutually beneficial partnerships with the community and vibrant collaborations with governmental, business, nonprofits and individual partners to promote healthy aging for Minnesotans and beyond. Robbin serves on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Gerontological Society and the African American Leadership Forum; she is a member of MNCLOA's Diverse Elders Coalition.

Mary Jo George

Associate State Director - Advocacy

AARP Minnesota

Mary Jo George is the Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP Minnesota. Mary Jo leads AARP’s state advocacy efforts in health and long-term care reform, caregiver support, retirement security, and consumer and financial protections. She has over 25 years of experience in government relations work. Before joining AARP, Mary Jo worked as a lobbyist for the Minnesota Nurses Association, the MS Society, and the MN AIDS Project. Mary Jo has a successful track record of passing legislation in the areas of health and long-term care, including the passage of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the Affordable Care Act, the Women’s Economic Security Act, and the 2019 Assisted Living Licensure Act