2024 National Healthy Aging Symposium Agenda (as of July 17, 2024)
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 1:00 PM ET
| 1:00 PM | Welcome | J. Nadine Gracia, President & CEO Trust for America’s Health Terry Fulmer, President, The John, A. Harford Foundation Others TBD |
| 1:10 PM | Keynote | TBD |
| 1:20 PM | Plenary Panel | Innovations in Aging and Health Equity |
| 2:00 PM | Concurrent Session 1 | -Maintaining Brain Health -Connecting Older Adults and Boosting Social Engagement |
| 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:10 PM | Concurrent Session 2 | -Transforming Transportation for Older Adults -Ensuring a Skilled Workforce to Improve the Lives of Older Adults |
| 4:10 PM | Concurrent Session 3 | -Empowering Caregiving and Strengthening Support for Older Adults -Supporting Health through Affordable, Safe, and Accessible Housing |
Panel Speakers
Plenary Session: Innovations in Aging and Health Equity
- Kari Benson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living
- Lindsay Goldman, Chief Executive Officer, Grantmakers in Aging
- Steve Ewell, Executive Director, CTA Foundation
- Vijeth Iyengar, Director of Global Aging, AARP
- Moderator: J Nadine Gracia, 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, 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, Professor, School of Social Work, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University
- Eddie Garcia, Founder and Board Chair, Foundation for Social Connection
- Rebecca Freeman, Lead, Social Bridging NC, North Carolina & National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
- Deborah Lee, Lead, Positive Aging Consortium Middle Tennessee University
- Moderator: Adrienne Smith, 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, USAging
- Barbie McBee, Program Director, Rocky Mountain Rural Health
- Danielle Nelson, Senior Program Analyst, Federal Transit Administration, US Department of Transportation
- Moderator: Percy Devine, Region 8 Administrator, 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, Public Health Institute
- Adam Lustig, Director, Bridging Sectors for 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: Rita Noonan, (Acting) Director 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 Regional Highlight, Alabama Department of Senior Services
- Melanie Two Eagle Black Bull, Title VI Director, Oglala Sioux Tribe Social Nutrition & Caregiver Program
- Moderator: Megan Wolfe, 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
- Carol Star, Director Program Demonstration Division, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Todd Stubbendieck, Director AARP Nebraska
- Moderator: Karon Phillips, Policy Development Manager, Trust for America’s Health