Join more than 500 policymakers, researchers, clinicians, educators, and public health practitioners to learn how the social determinants of health impact healthy aging in the United States. This state-of-the-science meeting focuses on prevention to help Americans stay healthier longer and improve quality of life in later years. Summit Highlights:
In honor of Older Americans Month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching the first in a series of webinars with several key partners to help address digital literacy and broadband adoption issues affecting seniors. Presenters include representatives from the Departments of Education, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the National Telecommunications Information Administration, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and EveryoneOn.
An oversight hearing regarding the nation's aging and disabled communities will be held by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Witnesses will include Carolyn W. Colvin, Social Security Acting Commissioner, and Kathy Greenlee of the Administration for Community Living.
The National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM) is seeking community-based, multidisciplinary teams to participate in its six-month Healthcare Access Mobility Design Challenge. Eight teams will receive grants of up to $25,000 and one-on-one technical assistance to take potential solutions from concept to impact.
Since 1992, the annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
People with disabilities are a rich part of the rural fabric of America. Yet many people ask why a person or a family would remain in a rural community when faced with considerable hardships such as lack of Internet access and technology, lack of reliable transportation, and lack of needed supports and services. Why is rural America is so important to those that live there anyway? Why not just move if things are so hard? Those are the easy questions to answer.
By resolution 44/236 (22 December 1989), the General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The International Day was to be observed annually during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-1999.
The NRCPDS is excited to be hosting our 5th Biennial Financial Management Services (FMS) Conference this November 4-5, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, MD. The FMS Conference will be a day-and-a-half long and will feature workshops with participant direction tax experts within the Internal Revenue Service as well as with other FMS specialists and experts.
