Terrie Wetle, PHD, Program in Public Health, Brown University, 97 Waterman Street, G, A-2, Providence, RI 02912, 401-863-9858, Terrie_Wetle@Brown.edu

An aging population brings special responsibilities to the public health workforce, in efforts to develop appropriate prevention strategies and to promote healthy, as well as long, lives. Programs and Schools of Public Health must play new roles in educating new generations of public health professionals equipped to address the needs of an aging population. The Institute of Medicine report "Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?" will inform much of this presentation.

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the appropriate public health strategies for an aging population.
• To be aware of the roles that Schools and Programs of Public Health have in educating the next generation of public health workers who will be sensitive to the needs of an aging population.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.