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| The 2005 White House Conference on Aging | | Author(s) | Robert B Hudson |
| Corporate Author | White House Conference on Aging. 2005 |
| Journal title | Public Policy & Aging Report, vol 16, no 1, Winter 2006 |
| Publisher | National Academy on an Aging Society, Winter 2006 |
| Pages | pp 1-27 |
| Source | http://www.agingsociety.org |
| Keywords | Older people ; Services ; Social policy ; Conference proceedings ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | White House Conferences on Aging have long served as benchmarks of the times rather than as fixed templates for future legislative action. While this conference was notable for George W Bush's (remarked upon) absence, its agenda concentrating on themes of personal responsibility, community involvement and new technology was well received. Michael Levitt, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, gave a plenary speech at the Conference. This is considered in Robert H Binstock's article, "Social security and Medicare: President Bush and the delegates reject each other". Two further themes at the Conference were mental health and housing. Mental health featured prominently, with a resolution passed on improving "recognition, assessment and treatment of mental illness and depression among older Americans". The last article notes three themes not considered - end-of-life decisions, lifelong learning, and drawing on the wisdom of elders - but suggesting how these subjects might be considered in 2015. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060912001 A |
| Classmark | B: I: TM2: 6M: 7T |
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