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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Margaret L. Campbell, PhD, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 550 12th Street, SW, Room 6022, Washington, DC 20202, 202-245-7290, margaret.campbell@ed.gov

This presentation will provide a comparative analysis of the resolutions and recommendations resulting from the main WHCOA and several of the WHCOA mini-conferences that led up to it. The focus of this analysis will be on identifying the similarities and differences in resulting resolutions and recommendations and describing their impact on future research directions in aging, disability and public health. Emphasis will be given to actions that are necessary for strengthening cross-network collaborations between aging and disability leaders and actions necessary to support changes in policy and practice aimed at improving the lives and life changes of the growing segment of the population aging with long-term disabilities.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will be able to discuss the similarities and differences in the resolutions and recommendations that resulted from the main 2005 White House Conference on Aging compared to several of the mini-conferences leading up to this event which focused on disability-related issues.
• Attendees will be able to identify promising future directions for research and development aimed at promoting healthy aging with disability and increased participation in community life.
• Attendees will develop a better understanding of the existing barriers to effective cross-network partnerships as well as strategies to overcome these barriers and foster more effective collaborations between aging and disability researchers, practitioners and advocates.

Keywords: Aging, Disability

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No