2024 National Healthy Aging Symposium Agenda
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 1:00 PM ET
| 1:00 PM ET | Welcome | J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE President & CEO Trust for America’s Health Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, The John, A. Harford Foundation |
| 1:10 PM ET | Keynote | Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alison Barkoff, Performing the duties of the ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service |
| 1:20 PM ET | Plenary Panel | Innovations in Aging and Health Equity |
| 2:00 PM ET | 5 Minute Break | |
| 2:05 PM ET | Concurrent Session 1 | -Maintaining Brain Health -Connecting Older Adults and Boosting Social Engagement |
| 3:05 PM ET | 10 Minute Break | |
| 3:15 PM ET | Concurrent Session 2 | -Transforming Transportation for Older Adults -Ensuring a Skilled Workforce to Improve the Lives of Older Adults |
| 4:15 PM ET | 5 Minute Break | |
| 4:20 PM ET | Concurrent Session 3 | -Empowering Caregiving and Strengthening Support for Older Adults -Supporting Health through Affordable, Safe, and Accessible Housing |
| 5:30 PM ET | Adjourn |
Panel Speakers
Plenary Session: Innovations in Aging and Health Equity
- Kari Benson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living
- Lindsay Goldman, LMSW, Chief Executive Officer, Grantmakers in Aging
- Steve Ewell, Executive Director, CTA Foundation
- Vijeth Iyengar, PhD, Director of Global Aging, AARP
- Moderator: J Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, President & CEO, Trust for America’s Health
Concurrent Session: Maintaining Brain Health
- Peter Holtgrave, Senior Director, Public Health Infrastructure and Systems, National Association of County and City Health Officials
- Michelle Moyers, Deputy Senior Director, Knox County Tennessee Health Department
- Marci Getz, MPH, Director, Healthy Aging Initiatives, Executive Office of Public Affairs & Equity, Washington State Department of Health
- Carrie Molke, Director, Bureau on Aging and Disability Resources, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Wisconsin
- Moderator: Renee Bouvion, Regional Health Administrator Region X, Office of Regional Health Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS
Concurrent Session: Making Connections and Boosting Social Engagement
- Emily Greenfield, PhD, Professor and Director, Hub for Aging Collaboration, School of Social Work, Rutgers University
- Eddie Garcia, Founder and Board Chair, Foundation for Social Connection
- Rebecca Freeman, MPH, Section Chief, Service Operations, Division of Aging, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Deborah Lee, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, Professor, NHC Chair of Excellence in Nursing and Director, Positive Aging Consortium, Middle Tennessee State University
- Moderator: Adrienne Smith, PhD, MS, CHES, Director Division of Policy and Performance Management, Office on Women’s Health
Concurrent Session: Transforming Transportation for Older Adults
- Virginia Dize, Co-Director, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, and Director, Transportation, USAging
- Barbie McBee, Program Director, Rocky Mountain Rural Health
- Danielle Nelson, Senior Program Analyst, Federal Transit Administration, US Department of Transportation
- Moderator: Lori Gerhard, Director of the Office of Interagency Innovation, Administration for Community Living
Concurrent Session: Ensuring a Skilled Workforce to Improve the Lives of Older Adults
- Kezia Scales, Vice President of Research and Evaluation, PHI
- Adam Lustig, Director, Bridging Sectors to Create Health, National Network of Public Health Institutes
- Jackie Catron, Section Director Community Health Worker, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- James Moorhead, Program Manager, Office of Aging and Disability Service, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Moderator: Juan Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, MS, Healthy Aging Branch Chief, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concurrent Session: Empowering Caregiving and Strengthening Support for Older Adults
- Melinda Hogue, Associate Director, Training and Education, Caregiver Support Program, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Jennifer Olsen, CEO, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
- Jean Brown, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Senior Services
- Melanie Two Eagle Black Bull, Title VI Director, Oglala Sioux Tribe Social Nutrition & Caregiver Program
- Moderator: Megan Wolfe, JD, Senior Policy Development Manager, Trust for America’s Health
Concurrent Session: Supporting Health through Affordable, Safe, and Accessible Housing
- Jennifer Goldberg, Deputy Director, Justice in Aging
- Juliana Bilowich, Director of Housing Operations and Policy, LeadingAge
- Todd Stubbendieck, State Director AARP Nebraska
- Moderator: Karon Phillips, PhD, MPH, Policy Development Manager, Trust for America’s Health