Conference Program

THURSDAY, MARCH 23
1:00–2:30 PM | 90-Minute Workshops
Aging in Community
Symposium
TH197 Age-Friendly Communities Across
the Nation: Distinctive Approaches
1:00 PM | Columbus GH (East Tower, Gold Level)
This symposium will describe diverse age-friendly communities
located across the United States including: Chicago, New York
City, San Francisco, Sarasota and Washington, D.C. Tenets of the
World Health Organization age-friendly cities and communities
processes and the eight domains of livability will be reviewed.
Each age-friendly community will share key distinctive approaches
associated with initiative success.
Presenters: Kathy Black, PhD, Age-Friendly Sarasota Initiative
Consultant, The Patterson Foundation; Ebony Dill, PhD, Coordinator
of Research and Evaluation, Division on Domestic Violence, Chicago
Department of Family and Support Services, City of Chicago; Joyce
Gallagher, MA, Executive Director, Senior Services Area Agency on
Aging, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services; Lindsay
Goldman, LMSW, Deputy Director, Healthy Aging, New York
Academy of Medicine; Gail Kohn, MHA, Age-Friendly DC Coordinator,
DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services;
Catherine Spensley, MSW, LCSW, Senior Division Director, Felton/
Family Service Agency of San Francisco.
ASA Chair’s Lecture
TH199 Age-Friendly Efforts 2.0
1:00 PM | Randolph 2 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
As older adults explore their own next chapter in life, communities
are navigating what’s next for age-friendly programs.
Increases in population, advances in technology, and shifts in
paradigms have resulted in the evolution of aging programs. The
traditional response placed responsibility on families to care for
their aging relatives. This session will explore the next frontier of
age-friendly policy and programs, and how communities can
position themselves on the leading edge.
Presenters: Mary Blumberg, MS, Manager, Strategic Planning and
Development, Atlanta Regional Commission; Cathy Boyer-Shesol,
MPA, KC Communities for All Ages Project Manager, Mid-America
Regional Council; John Feather, PhD, CEO, Grantmakers in Aging;
Laura Keyes, MS, AICP, Doctoral Student, University of North Texas;
Jayla Sanchez-Warren, Area Agency on Aging Director, Denver
Regional Council of Governments.
1:00–2:30 PM
Symposium
TH201 Healthy Aging Actions to Advance
the National Prevention Strategy
1:00 PM | Columbus KL (East Tower, Gold Level)
This symposium will present an overview of Healthy Aging in
Action, a new report by the National Prevention Council that
identifies strategies to promote healthy aging, actions to implement
these strategies, and federal and local examples. The goal
is to inform future federal initiatives, as well as local efforts to
support healthy aging.
Presenters: Julie Bobitt, PhD, Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary
Health Sciences, University of Illinois; Amanda Lehning, MSW, PhD,
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore School of
Social Work; Lisa McGuire, PhD, Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease and
Healthy Aging Program (AD+HAP), National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Kathy Sykes, MA, Senior
Advisor for Aging and Public Health, United States Environmental
Protection Agency; Brigette Ulin, MPH, Director of the National
Prevention Strategy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
TH203 Preventing and Responding to
Bullying Between Older Adults
1:00 PM | Roosevelt 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Community is an important aspect of successful aging, but
communities often involve conflict and tension. How can we
manage the bullying, aggression or harms that often arise when
people share the same spaces? Join us as we address how to
identify bullying behavior, strategies for preventing bullying,
successful interventions, and ways to support staff in creating a
welcoming atmosphere.
Presenters: Paula Basta, MDiv, Regional Director, Northeast (Levy)
Senior Center, Chicago Department of Family & Support Services;
Tim Johnston, PhD, Director of National Projects, Services and
Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE); Britta Larson, MA, Director of
Senior Services Program, Center on Halsted.
TH205 Vital Involvement in Service Coordination:
Engagement and Meaningful Living
1:00 PM | Roosevelt 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Healthy aging may be defined as living a long, productive and
meaningful life. Based on an approach implemented in 85 HUD
202 housing properties, we will describe a way to promote
culture change in aging practice, focusing on later life opportunities
to maximize one’s knowledge, strengths and interests. This
approach weaves together the arts and vital involvement
practice and promotes community engagement, meaningful
living and a high quality of life.
Presenters: Carol Byers, MSG, Quality Assurance Manager; Linda
Duncan, MSG, Assistant Vice President; both of AHEPA Management
Company; Helen Kivnick, PhD, LP, Professor, School of Social
Work, University of Minnesota School of Social Work; Amanda
Kline, Quality Assurance Manager; Betty Montgomery, Director of
Quality Assurance; both of AHEPA Management Company.
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