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Aisha Adkins

Aisha Adkins, MPA, CNP, is a solutions journalist and the Manager of Training for Caring Across Generations, residing on unceded Cherokee Nation territory in Atlanta, Georgia. She is passionate about building an equitable, inclusive, and comprehensive public health and care infrastructure using media, storytelling, and culture and policy change.

Her versatility has enabled her to publish works both in academic journals and popular publications, including the American Society on Aging’s Generations Journal, Blavity, Thrive and Nursing Administration Quarterly. She recently completed the Columbia University’s Age Boom Academy 2023 fellowship cohort.

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What Caregiving Taught Me About Femininity and My Own Future

My mother's insistence on a beauty routine, challenged by her dementia, has made me determined to redefine beauty as I age
October 7, 2024
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