The ASTHOConnects Series on Brain Health is designed to inform state and territorial health officials and their staff about the critical role of public health in supporting aging adults.
The ASTHOConnects Series on Brain Health is designed to inform state and territorial health officials and their staff about the critical role of public health in supporting aging adults. The series focuses on the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia, The 2018 -2023 Road Map. During this webinar, The CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program will present data from the BRFSS Optional Modules on subjective cognitive decline and caregiving.
This webinar will highlight recent research from the Community Living Policy Center on promising practices in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports. This event will discuss promising practices and options for states to measure network adequacy of Home and Community Based Services providers. The webinar will also review practices to promote physical and programmatic accessibility of network providers for enrollees with disabilities.
This webinar will provide an overview of the importance of falls assessment and falls prevention for older adults and their caregivers. The webinar will discuss the public health impact of falls and injuries in older adults and educate viewers on health-related factors and environmental factors that can lead to increased risk of falls or injury. During the webinar, participants will learn about concrete interventions and strategies that may help to reduce falls among dually eligible older adults.
The Arc is hosting a webinar to discuss the challenges people with I/DD and mental health needs and their families face. This webinar will review two recent projects that studied the needs of these individuals how to better support people and their families.
Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy is hosting a webinar on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 affects individuals with disabilities. In particular, this webinar will address how the ACA impacted access to health insurance for people with disabilities.
The National Council on Independent Living's (NCIL) Annual Conference is the largest Independent Living event of the year. NCIL regularly hosts over 1,000 people, including grassroots advocates, CIL and SILC leadership, members of Congress, government officials, and representatives from other major organizations that work for justice and equity for people with disabilities.
The theme of NCIL’s 2019 Annual Conference on Independent Living is IGNITE.
