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Promoting Prevention for Adults 50 to 64 Clinical and Community Partnerships
Time: Thursday, November 19, at 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis International Salon 9 and 10
GSA's meeting will host the release of "Promoting Preventive Services for Adults 50-64: Community and Clinical Partnerships," a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AARP, and the American Medical Association (AMA). Building on this new resource, CDC's Lynda Anderson, PhD, will chair a debate and dialogue session to emphasize the importance of using community as a platform for increasing access to and use of clinical preventive services, building bridges between community and clinical settings, and health reform. Other speakers include Bill Benson of Health Benefits ABCs; Terrie Wetle, PhD, of Brown University; Cheryl Matheis, JD, of AARP; and Edward Langston, MD, RPh, ABFM, of the AMA Board of Trustees.

Business Forum: Aging Means Business in Atlanta
Friday, November 20, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atrium A704
GSA will provide a rare venue for leading authorities on economics, gerontology, and consumer behavior to engage in dialogue with Atlanta business leaders interested in understanding, attracting, and capitalizing on a growing senior market. Noteworthy presenters include Glenn Ruffenach, editor of The Wall Street Journal's "Encore" report; Joseph Coughlin, PhD, founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab; and Mary Furlong, EdD, president and CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates.

The online conference program lists many other sessions with content relevant to today's older Americans. Among these subjects are intergenerational issues, driving and transportation issues, nursi
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