Press Release|Articles|April 1, 2026

Living Well at Every Age: Resources from the Area Agency on Aging at LiveLung Augusta Meeting

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A free April 14 luncheon meeting in Augusta will convene lung cancer patients, survivors, and care partners for education and support through the LiveLung community network.
Wilva Baldwin, CDP, will outline Area Agency on Aging resources and strategies that promote older-adult health, independence, and caregiver support across the CSRA.
Outreach programming leverages Baldwin’s ADRC counseling experience to connect older adults and individuals with disabilities to essential, locally available services.
LiveLung’s broader model pairs monthly patient-group education with resource-bag distribution via nurse navigators to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients at multiple cancer centers.

LiveLung

AUGUSTA, GA (April 1, 2026) LiveLung, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners, invites the CSRA’s lung cancer community to its educational meeting on Tuesday, April 14, at 11:30 a.m. The free event, which includes a complimentary lunch, will take place at The Kroc Center- 1833 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30904.

Wilva Baldwin, CDP

This month’s presentation, “Living Well at Every Age: Resources Through the Area Agency on Aging,” will be led by Dementia Care Specialist Wilva Baldwin, CDP, the CSRA Area Agency on Aging. During this presentation, Baldwin will share practical resources and strategies that help older adults and caregivers maintain health, independence, and quality of life.

Baldwin leads outreach and education efforts designed to connect individuals with services that support well-being and self-sufficiency. Her background as a former ADRC Counselor provides frontline experience in linking older adults and persons with disabilities to essential community resources.

“The vision of the Area Agency on Aging is to be innovative, quality-driven, efficient, and effective,” said Baldwin. “Our mission is to assist older adults and persons with disabilities to maintain dignity and independence in their homes and communities.”

The LiveLung Augusta chapter meets the 2^nd Tuesday of each month from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Lung Cancer patients and their care partners can RSVP at http://livelung.org/meetings/augusta.

About LiveLung

LiveLung is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to improve health outcomes by advancing lung cancer education, early detection, and compassion for lung cancer patients. We do this by hosting a network of monthly educational community lung cancer patient groups. We also provide resource bags to dozens of cancer centers, where nurse navigators give them to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients. For more information, visit LiveLung.org.