Focus on the Future
In the Spring of 2007, ADS sponsored a series of Focus on the Future Forums to inform the development of the next four year Area Plan on Aging for King County, 2008 - 2011.
Presentations from Recent Forums:
Community Design & Health Promotion - February 20, 2007
- Keynote Address by Dr. Lawrence Frank, University of British Columbia
- Regional Accessibility and Aging Trends by King Cushman, Puget Sound Regional Council
- Local Public Health Response by Cheza Garvin, Seattle-King County Public Health
Baby Boomers and Aging Demographics, March 1, 2007
- The Boomers are Coming by John Gibson, Life Strategies By Design
- Looking for Generational Differences in Disability by Susan Kinne, PhD, Center for Disability Policy & Research at the University of Washington
- The Health Status of King County Older Adults by Lin Song, Seattle-King County Public Health
There's No Place Like Home: Long Term Care - March 15, 2007
- Challenges in Financing Long-Term Care by Denise Gaither, Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Disability Services Administration
- Creating "Dementia Capable" Family Caregiver Supports by Patricia Hunter, MSW - Director of Programs & Policy, Alzheimer's Association of Western Washington
- Community-Based Long Term Care: Adult Day Health - An Option for Managing Chronic Conditions By Nora Gibson, MSW - Executive Director of Elderhealth Northwest
There's No Place Like Home: Senior Housing, April 5, 2007
- Senior Housing in Seattle by Tom Tierney, Seattle Housing Authority
- The State of Senior Housing by Julie Peterson, Washington Association of Housing and Services for the Aging
- Universal Design and Housing in Response to the Human Life Cycle by Emory Baldwin and Shirley Tomita, ZAI Inc.
Working to Build a Disaster-Resilient Community, April 19, 2007
- Getting Prepared for Disasters by JoAnn Jordan, City of Seattle Emergency Management
- Preparing for Pandemic Influenza by Sandy Ciske, Seattle-King County Public Health Dept.
- The Role of the American Red Cross by Hillman S. Mitchell, American Red Cross serving Kitsap & King Counties
For more information about the forums, contact Karen Winston at (206) 684-0706.
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