Input from Dallas Community to Inform Advocacy Efforts on Key Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 20, 2010
Contact: Johnny Hernandez 1-866-488-7379
Dallas -- The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), the Nation's premier organization serving Hispanic older adults and their families launches its Healthy Living Regional Meeting in Dallas tomorrow morning. This meeting is the first in a series of NHCOA community forums and Empowerment and Civic Engagement Trainings which will be held across the country to listen to Hispanic community concerns and gather information directly from Hispanic older adults, their families, their caregivers, and their service providers. This information on health and economic security in the Hispanic community will form the basis of NHCOA's advocacy effort in Washington, D.C. to make sure that the needs of Hispanic older adults and their families are taken into account in the Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and to inform the implementation of the new health care reform law. NHCOA's efforts in advocacy and through the Healthy Living Regional meeting are designed to ensure that health reform works for those who need it most - older persons with multiple health problems and their family caregivers, and that services focusing on diverse aging populations, including Hispanics are incorporated in the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and key legislative proceedings. The comments from the meeting will shape the recommendations that will be submitted to policy makers and Congress as they move forward with the reauthorization process and implementation of the new health care reform law. NHCOA thanks Sanofi Aventis, Walmart, and Lilly for their support of this Regional Meeting.
WHAT: NHCOA Healthy Living Regional Meeting in Dallas
WHEN: Wednesday, April 21, 2010; 9:00 - 3:30 pm
WHERE: Bachman Therapeutic Recreation Center
2750 Bachman Drive, Dallas, TX
Sharing the Best of Us to improve the lives of Hispanic older adults and their families
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