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Title: AGE READY A Vision for Aging Communities and Congregations: Successful Aging Conferences


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AGE READYA Vision for Aging Communities and
Congregations Successful Aging Conferences
Michael W. Parker, Ph.D. Scott Martin, MSW, VA
Hugh Lee, JD, UA William Scoggins, Ph.D. Daniel
Potts, MD, UA Regina Harrell, MD, UA Jamie Aten,
Ph.D., Wheaton College Gina McCaskill, MSW,
UA Richard M. Allman, MD, UAB October 1,
2012 345-430 Bryant Conference
Center University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
FOR ANG
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Overview
  • Aging Zeitgeist
  • Successful Aging Conferences
  • Recruiting congregations
  • Developing Ongoing programs
  • VA Scot Martin
  • UA Elder Law clinic Hugh Lee
  • Recruiting congregations W Scroggins
  • Resources

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  • http//gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/42
    /3/406.abstract
  • https//sites.google.com/site/agingchristiancommun
    itycare/home

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Let us rise up and build Conference
Objectives
  • to affirm and encourage elder leadership, work,
    and volunteerism in all spheres of society
  • to provide to all (including disadvantaged)
    groups state-of-the-art information from experts
    about how to age successfully
  • to promote discussions between elderly and their
    adult children about how to prepare for the next
    season of life
  • to foster ongoing, ecumenical partnerships
    between academic, medical and religious
    organizations that bridge racial, class, and
    educational barriers and result in effective
    programs that operate efficiently through shared
    resources

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Table 1. Multidisciplinary faculty and workshop
topics
  • FACULTY
  • Rheumatologist
  • Geriatric Psychiatrist
  • Geriatrician
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Oral historian/author
  • Geriatric social worker
  • Geriatric psychologist
  • Story teller
  • Health agencies
  • Benefits advisors
  • Pastor/Gerontologist
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Geriatric Psychiatrist
  • CPA
  • Elder law attorney
  • Geriatric dietician
  • Neuropsychologist
  • Preventive Medicine MD
  • SAMPLE TOPIC(S)
  • Living with arthritis
  • Enhancing your memory
  • How to talk with an MD
  • Faithful fitness
  • How to tell your story
  • Caregiving resources
  • When to stop driving
  • Stories of active living
  • free health screenings
  • Maximizing benefits
  • Aging successfully Gods way
  • Home care/long term care
  • Driving
  • Financial planning/estates
  • Legal Issues and Aging
  • Faithful eating
  • Competency and Dementia
  • Successful Aging

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Alabama Town and Gown Model of Successful Aging
Improving Wellness by Avoiding disability and
disease Active engagement with life Maximizing
intellectual physical fitness Positive spiritual
development
Community-based, InterdisciplinaryIntergenerationa
l Conferences
Improved Health Outcomes Quality of Life
Ongoing Faith-Based Program Initiatives
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Resources/Links
  • http//gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/42
    /3/406.abstract
  • https//sites.google.com/site/agingchristiancommun
    itycare/home
  • http//gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/42
    /5/613.abstract
  • http//www.aging.uab.edu/SubChannel/Research/uab-s
    tudy.aspx
  • http//cmha.ua.edu/
  • http//www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/review/
    code3948
  • http//beesondivinity.com/assets/1346/beeson_magaz
    ine_2012.pdf
  • www.cognitivedynamics.org.
  • www.alzpocketguide.com.
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