Conference Program

9:00–10:30 AM
9:00 AM–4:00 PM | Constituent Group Program
Mental Health and Aging: Leveraging New Opportunities for Policy and Practice Change
Presented by ASA’s Mental Health and Aging Network (MHAN)
and National Council on Mental Health and Aging (NCMHA).
This daylong program begins with mental health and aging policy experts and pundits discussing what the new Administration
and members of Congress need to do to address the behavioral health needs of older Americans. Then following is a
panel of senior executive leadership from federal agencies sharing initiatives to address older adult behavioral health issues.
Concluding the day, a panel of state coalition representatives discuss strategies for improving planning, service delivery and
funding for older adults in states’ efforts to redesign health/behavioral health care systems.
Look for these sessions as part of this program:
TU157 Educating the Executive Branch and New Policymakers on Mental Health and Older Adult Issues
TU217 Mental Health and Aging Policy in the New Administration
TU273 Seizing Healthcare Reform Opportunities: The Power of Mental Health and Aging Coalitions
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
Southern California; Mary Beth Petersen, Resident and Volunteer
Coordinator of Resident Involvement; Donna Spars, Vice President;
both of Saint John’s On The Lake.
TU149 Aging Mastery Program: Important New
Evidence About Program Outcomes
9:00 AM | Atlanta (West Tower, Gold Level)
NCOA’s Aging Mastery Program® is a fun and engaging community-based
educational and behavior change program that has
grown from five to 160 communities in three years. This session
will provide an overview of new program developments, present
the findings of a major quasi-experiment in 14 communities in
New York State, including evidence of its impact provide an
overview of new program developments, on several dimensions
of the health and well-being of older adults.
Presenters: Mark Clark, MSW, President and CEO, Pima Council on
Aging;; Emily Dessem, MSW, Director, Aging Mastery Program
Community Partnerships; James Firman, MBA, EdD, President and
CEO; both of National Council on Aging; Karol Tapias, MSW,
Associate Executive Director, LiveOn NY.
TU151 Early Outcomes of Fit & Strong! Plus:
An Exercise/Weight-Loss Program
to Treat Osteoarthritis
9:00 AM | Randolph 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Overweight older adults with osteoarthritis (OA) face increased
risk for disability. However, no evidence-based programs target
weight and OA simultaneously. Fit & Strong! is an evidencebased
exercise program for persons with OA that improves
lower extremity strength, mobility, pain and function. We will
present findings from the Fit & Strong! Plus trial, which adds
weight loss to the program.
Presenters: Andrew DeMott, Project Manager, Center for Research
on Health and Aging; Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD, Professor of
Medicine and Director for Health Research and Policy; Susan
Hughes, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Research on Health
and Aging; Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD, MS, RD, Assistant
Professor of Medicine, Assistant Director of The Cancer Center; all
of University of Illinois at Chicago.
Symposium
TU153 Highlights and Practical Uses of
New NSHAP Wave 3 Longitudinal Data
9:00 AM | Crystal C (West Tower, Green Level)
The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) is
an NIA-funded, nationally representative study of older adults in
the United States. Presenters will highlight preliminary findings
from newly collected Wave 3 data to showcase NSHAP’s
breadth, versatility and utility for researchers, practitioners
and the public. This innovative, longitudinal data set includes
thousands of Wave 1 and Wave 2 returning respondents, as well
as an entirely new cohort of baby boomers.
Presenters: Alexis Howard, MA, Graduate Student; Melissa Howe,
PhD, Research Scientist; Haena Lee, MA, Graduate Research
Assistant; Veronica McSorley, MPH, Graduate Research Assistant;
Katie O’Doherty, MA, Senior Survey Director, Health Sciences Department;
Alicia Riley, MA, MPH, Graduate Research Assistant; Jaclyn
Wong, MA; all of NORC at The University of Chicago.
TU155 What’s Next Boot Camp:
The Intergenerational Imperative
9:00 AM | Toronto (West Tower, Gold Level)
Presented by Mary Furlong and Associates.
Pre-registration is required. No CEUs offered.
Increased longevity has created more living generations than we
have ever experienced in human history. Daily headlines
perpetuate a myth of generational angst between boomers and
millennials. From the workplace to education to aging in place
the importance of productive intergenerational relationships has
never been more vital. Hear the research, and see the projects
and cases that are succeeding in promoting harmony and
understanding. Understand how the longevity revolution is
creating new life stages and changing expectations of what it
means to be old, young and at midlife.
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