GERONTOLOGICAL HEALTH

Membership includes:

• Administrators

• Nurses

• Physicians

• Social workers

• Case managers

• Aging specialists

• Educators

• Technical & support specialists

  
  

Objectives include:

1. Promoting a positive understanding of the aging process

2. Educating professionals and the public on aging related issues

3. Providing programs on issues and trends

4. Working to promote preventive health measures

5. Aiding in the establishment of standards and guidelines for long-term care programs

6. Initiating projects designed to improve the health of older adults, along with the entire population.

E-mail Section Chair:  Sheila McLeod, sheilam@health.ok.gov

Please visit the APHA Aging & Public Health Section or the Healthy Communities for Healthy Aging Forum for more information.