The Gerontological Society of America's highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access. The following were published between August 3 and August 11; all are free to access:

MIAMI – In response to COVID-19, and with concern for the health and safety of older adults, the Miami-Dade County Elder Affairs Board created a mask drive and reached the 10,000 mark on Aug. 11. In the morning, Elder Affairs Advisory Board Member Karen Bullard-Jones and Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson’s Chief of Staff, Misty Brown, delivered 300 masks. The face masks were donated by Vitas Healthcare and West Kendall Baptist Hospital. In the afternoon, Teri Busse-Arvesu, Senior advocate for the Office of the Mayor, delivered 200 gloves donated by the Mayor’s Initiative on Aging and 500 masks donated by Silvia Lopez of Community Medical Group to the Residential Plaza Blue Lagoon. Both donations were made on behalf of the Elder Affairs Advisory Board.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –On the morning of December 14, 2014, Florida Senior Games track and field officials called the 27 women running in the 50-meter dash to the starting line at South Fort Myers High School.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Sunshine State Games original sport (archery), one that has not been contested in 14 years (bowling) and a new entry sport to the annual Olympic-style Sports Festival (footgolf) closed out the month of July and opened up the month of August.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –It’s a moment in time captured by someone who just happens to be in the right place at the right time with a camera. The photo captures the image, but within the image, there’s a story worth being told.  At every Sunshine State Games event, there’s a story waiting to be told.  When we’re lucky, an image is captured to provide the evidence to back up the story.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –For an eight-year run between 2007 and 2014, the Lakeland Center was a hotbed of amateur athletics, hosting five sports of Florida’s Sunshine State Games.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It was the act of a gentleman; an act of a loving husband toward his wife of 59 years.

As Congress negotiates the next COVID-19 relief package, five nonprofit organizations and associations focused on aging joined with The Gerontological Society of America to demand that lawmakers include comprehensive relief measures to safeguard older adults and care workers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It’s a moment in time captured by someone who just happens to be in the right place at the right time with a camera. The photo captures the image, but within the image, there’s a story worth being told.  At every Florida Senior Games event, there’s a story waiting to be told.  When we’re lucky, an image is captured to provide the evidence to back up the story.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Who doesn’t love a slip and slide? Who doesn’t love a dramatic catch?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –There are a few seconds, as the clock winds down just before Florida Senior Games Cycling Time Trials riders take off from the starting line, when they put their race in the hands of the volunteer standing directly behind them.

MIAMI – In order to help the community during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Elder Affairs Advisory Board (EAAB), under the Office of Community Advocacy, continues their mask drive for seniors. On July 20, the Board’s Program Director Katherine Bolt and Board Member Teri Busse-Arvesu who is also the Senior Advocate for Miami-Dade County Mayor's Initiative on Aging, distributed 400 masks. The Miami-Dade County Community Action and Human Services Department received 200 masks and the other 200 went to South Florida Seniors in Action. Dr. Valerie Turner from the State of Florida Health Department in Miami-Dade County donated 200 masks to the Elder Affairs Advisory Board and Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson donated the other 200 masks.