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Joint Inaugural Meeting of Advisory Committees on Disasters, Older Adults, and People with Disabilities

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Join the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for the inaugural meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD). During this joint meeting, members will be sworn into service and begin a national discussion with federal subject matter experts on challenges, opportunities, and priorities related to meeting the unique health needs impacting older adult populations and people with disabilities during and after disasters and emergencies.
 

Positioning Community Health and Social Workers to Address Older Adults' Social Needs: Lessons from SCAN Health Plan

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This webinar will share pratical implementation considerations of the CP2H program that could support other health plans and provider groups in developing community-based care models that use the strengths of social workers and CHWs. The webinar is part of a new Playbook series, Inside Complex Care, that is showcasing models and tools that take a practical look at implementation logistics to help spread promising and evidence-based strategies. 
 

COVID & Beyond: Aging and Disability Services for Diverse Communities

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The OAEC invites older adults, people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers to join this webinar to discuss challenges that minority communities have experienced during COVID-19. The webinar will cover topics including physical and mental health, economic and food security, and social supports. Panelists will discuss national programs and services that support diverse aging and disability communities during the pandemic and through recovery.
 

Promising Practices Spotlight: Focused Care Coordination and Elder Advocates

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This webinar will feature speakers from Idaho and Maine as they share successes, lessons learned, and outcomes from their 2018 ACL state APS enhancement grant projects which focused on person-centered, collaborative, focused interventions, as well as enhanced data collection. Join this webinar to learn how goal attainment scaling, supported decision making, motivational interviewing, and other interventions may be utilized in APS practice.
 
This webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Needs Assessment Toolkit for Dementia, Cognitivie Health, and Caregiving

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This new assessment toolkit can help state, local, and territorial public health and aging officials conduct comprehensive needs assessments to identify unmet needs of older adults, scale up existing community strengths, and promote healthy aging. Join the Alzheimer’s Association and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) on for a brief overview of the toolkit. Speakers will talk about how health equity can be prioritized to better meet the needs of older adults. 
 

Understanding and Addressing Unmet Needs in HCBS Through the Lens of Person-Centered Practices

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Researchers at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy conducted a study to learn how many people who use Home and Community-Based Services need more services than they receive and understand the connection between unmet HCBS needs and health and community living outcomes. During this webinar, panelists will discuss how the study can influence person-centered planning in HCBS, opportunities for improvement, and how to overcome challenges to advancing person-centered practices.

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