National Hispanic Aging - National Conference on Latino Aging

The 2005 White House Conference on Aging will be held on December 11 - 14.

This important conference takes place only once every decade. It serves to formulate government policy on matters affecting the nation’s elderly. Our pre-cursor activities around the country and the culminating national pre-conference in New York City are key to ensuring that the unique perspective of the Latino elderly and their needs are appropriately represented and considered in the national White House Conference.

Mario Tapia, LGC’s President & CEO, winner of the 2003 New York Post’s Liberty Medal of Freedom expressed the following: “The pre-conference gatherings offer Latino seniors in targeted communities a vital opportunity to voice their concerns and a have a role in helping to shape policies that have a significant impact on them.”

The Latino Gerontological Center (LGC) was founded in 1991 to enhance the quality of life for the Latino elderly. This has been accomplished through educational programs, trainings and advocacy efforts. CGL has been extremely effective reaching hundreds of thousands of Latino elderly and their families in both Spanish and English speaking electronic and print media, thereby helping elderly as well as providing them a voice.

(Left) Chicago's Round Table Organizing Committee - (Right) Orlando's Round Table General Session

PROGRAM
October 6 & 7, 2005
New York, New York

Co-Sponsored by: The Life Project Development Center, Orlando, Florida; The University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Health Program; and The Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology in Los Angeles, California.

Thursday, October 6

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration and Welcoming Reception
Pfizer Room
150 East 42nd Street
Concourse Level
* Photo Id & RSVP Required

Friday, October 7

Metropolitan Hospital Center
Draper Hall
1918 First Avenue
New York, NY 10029
* Breakfast and Lunch will be provided

9:00am - 10:00am
Registration

10:00am - 10:30am
Opening Remarks

10:30am - 12:00pm
Concurrent Workshops:

Session 1: Adequate Access to Information & Services (English)
Session 2: Medicare Awareness & Outreach (Spanish)
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Concurrent Workshops:

Session 3: Elder Abuse and Neglect (English)
Session 4: Access to Mental Health Care & Services (English)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
CONFERENCE SUMMARY/EVALUATION (BILINGUAL)
The purpose of this session is to discuss areas of special interest/concern (e.g. gaps in services) identified during the workshops, and to also develop recommendations.

Conclusions & Closing

Special Thanks to Altria Group Inc., United Way of New York City, State Farm Insurance , and AARP of Chicago, Metropolitan Hospital Center, and Pfizer for their generous support.
...and Justice for All
LODGING
Pickwick Arms Hotel - NYC
Starting at US $79
Phone: 212.355.0300

Marriott Hotel
US $350 - US $450
212.398.1900

Milford Plaza Hotel
US $249 - US $349
212.869.3600

LGC'S
2nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE LATINO ELDERLY
(Pre 2005 White House Conference on Aging)

WE ARE YOU: PORTRAIT OF AMERICA AT THE TURN OF THE MIILLENNIUM

PROGRAM
October 6 & 7, 2005
New York, New York

Co-Sponsored by: The Life Project Development Center, Orlando, Florida; The University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Health Program; and The Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology in Los Angeles, California.

Thursday, October 6

Friday, October 7

LGC'S2nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE LATINO ELDERLY (Pre 2005 White House Conference on Aging)

WE ARE YOU: PORTRAIT OF AMERICA AT THE TURN OF THE MIILLENNIUM

PROGRAMOctober 6 & 7, 2005New York, New York

Co-Sponsored by: The Life Project Development Center, Orlando, Florida; The University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Health Program; and The Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology in Los Angeles, California.

Thursday, October 6

Friday, October 7

LGC'S
2nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE LATINO ELDERLY
(Pre 2005 White House Conference on Aging)

PROGRAM
October 6 & 7, 2005
New York, New York