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Mary Tinetti, MD, is Chief of Geriatrics at Yale and an international expert in care for the geriatric population, notably in clinical decision-making for older adults with multiple health conditions, measuring the net benefit and harms of commonly used medications, and the importance of cross-disease universal health outcomes.



Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, is the medical director of the Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also directs the Connecticut Older Adult Collaboration for Health (COACH), a partnership between healthcare organizations and public health agencies, primary care providers, geriatricians, and community-based organizations in the Greater New Haven and Bridgeport area.



In this guide, they share what is currently known about the COVID-19 outbreak and older adults, and steps that older adults and caregivers can do to stay healthy. They also suggest actions that local governments can take to assist this population.