Healthy Aging Summit 2018

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Monday July 16, 2018 - Wednesday July 18, 2018
      9:00 am - 4:59 pm
  • Location: Washington, DC
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Contact

Elena Remillard (TechSAge Project Coordinator)

elena.remillard@design.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The 2018 Healthy Aging Summit will explore ways to keep Americans healthy as they transition into older adulthood and maximize the health of all older adults

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Organized by the American College of Preventive Medicine, the 2018 Healthy Aging Summit will be held July 16th - 17th in Washington, DC.

Summit Goals

  1. Explore the science on healthy aging;
  2. Identify knowledge gaps;
  3. Promote prevention;  and
  4. Support people aging in place and in their community.

Meeting Tracks

  1. Social and Community Context
  2. Maximizing Quality of Life
  3. Health and Health Care
  4. Neighborhood and Built Environment

 

TechSAge research will be highlighted in the following sessions:

Neighborhood and Built Environment: Designing Age-Friendly Communities
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
10:30 AM-11:45 AM 
Presenter: Jon Sanford
 
Hearing, and Sensory Disorders
Monday, July 16, 2018
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Presenter: Elena Remillard

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

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Groups

CATEA - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, TechSAge

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Conference/Symposium
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Status
  • Created By: Elena Gonzalez
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 25, 2018 - 9:23am
  • Last Updated: Apr 25, 2018 - 9:25am