Conference Series
- 2009 Conference. Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging
- 2008 Conference. Effective Programs to Treat Depression in Older Adults
- 2007 Conference. Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults
Sponsors
This conference series receives primary funding support from the Healthy Aging Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Program also supports the Healthy Aging Research Network, a part of CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program.
See conference sponsors for additional national, regional and local partnerships.
Announcing the 2009 Conference.
September 15-16, 2009
Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging
2009 conference registration now open!
Early registration rate: $324 for both days. (Available only through July 24.)
Student rate: $150 for both days.
Group and single day rates available.
Location: UNC William and Ida Friday Center
for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Featured speakers:
Larry Adelman, Co-Director, California Newsreel, and Executive Producer, award-winning PBS series, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Leonard Syme, PhD, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, speaking on Imperatives for Environmental and Policy Change.
The conference will address challenges amenable to environmental and policy change; evidence that supports specific approaches and their outcomes; and promising strategies for practice.
Depression and Healthy Aging Webinar archives now available!
Six webinars feature national researchers, practitioners, and policy leaders discussing the implementation of evidence-based depression programs for older adults.
See Action Briefs for supporting activities related to the webinar topics.