on Health and a member of the Appro- Rights at Arizona State University; “It is important that we work
priations Health Subcommittee, Gara LaMarche, president and CEO, together to eliminate the health dispar-
received a Lifetime Achievement The Atlantic Philanthropies; Karyne ities that exist for Hispanic elders in
Award at NHCOA’s Awards Dinner. Jones, president and CEO, National this country,” said Assistant Secretary
“As legislators we have a moral Caucus and Center on Black Aged; for Aging Kathy Greenlee, who will
imperative to ensure that the policies Christine Takada, acting president and speak during a morning session Oct. 7,
and programs we develop will protect CEO, National Asian Pacific Center on on “A Conversation on Healthcare:
our older Americans from harm, safe- Aging; Louis Colbert, American Soci- Our Nation’’’s Priority.” “By helping
guard their prosperity, and promote ety on Aging; and Randella Bluehouse, people better understand and manage
their health and wellness,” said Con- executive director, National Indian their health, and by giving caregivers
gresswoman Roybal-Allard. Council on Aging. the support they need, our elders can
Invited speakers include Assistant To address that growth and care for live longer, healthier and more inde-
Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee; this older population, healthcare pendent lives.”
Tina Tchen, Director, White House reform must include affordable access NHCOA is the premier national
Office of Public Engagement, HHS; to care and medication; a workforce organization dedicated to understand-
Rep. Roybal-Allard (D-CA); Sen. that is culturally and linguistically ing the needs and securing the wellbe-
Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Del. competent, as well as age sensitive; ing of Hispanic older adults and their
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); DC programs that increase the number of caregivers, the fastest-growing seg-
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D); Raul Yza- gerontology professionals; and a focus ment in the U.S. population. For infor-
guirre, executive director of the Center on prevention, said NHCOA Chairman mation, visit
http://nhcoa.org/. HNM
for Community Development and Civil Raul Yzaguirre.
Source: National Hispanic Council on Aging & His-
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