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ElderLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comToday marks 44th anniversary of Older Americans Acttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011572040aaa970b2009-07-14T13:34:23-04:002009-07-14T17:34:23Z2009-07-14T17:34:23ZStatement by Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee on the 44th Anniversary of the Signing of the Older Americans Act "On July 14, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law. At the ceremony, President Johnson said, "The...Elder LawFunding opportunities from the fedstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570a4e79b970c2009-07-01T13:58:53-04:002009-07-01T17:58:53Z2009-07-01T17:58:53ZGrants for Healthy Aging: Requests For Applications: RFA #HA-2009 The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announces the availability of funds for state health departments to improve the health of...Elder LawAARP report addresses urban planning issues for senior-friendly streetstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570a4d539970c2009-07-01T13:42:12-04:002009-07-01T17:42:12Z2009-07-01T17:42:12ZAARP Public Policy Institute Releases “Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America” This report addresses the need to create Complete Streets that are safe and convenient for travel by automobile, foot, bicycle and transit regardless of age or ability. The...Elder LawGAO report finds insufficient oversight of Reverse Mortgage marketingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570a49044970c2009-07-01T12:43:59-04:002009-07-01T16:43:59Z2009-07-01T16:43:59ZHECMs can provide borrowers with multiple benefits, but they also have substantial costs and are relatively complex. HECMs allow seniors to convert their home equity into flexible cash advances while living in their homes. Additionally, the borrowers or their heirs...Elder LawCanadians offered opportunity to comment on UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157187f4bf970b2009-06-29T13:11:17-04:002009-06-29T17:11:17Z2009-06-29T17:11:17ZThe Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today invited Canadians to provide their views on the ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Beginning today, until July 31,...Elder LawElderly victims of Kenya witchhunts--where is the UN?? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115706f3a1a970c2009-06-26T12:52:05-04:002009-06-26T16:52:05Z2009-06-26T16:52:05ZVia the BBC: Villagers, many straight from their farms, and armed with machetes, sticks and axes, are shouting and crowding round in a big group in Kenya's fertile Kisii district. I can't see clearly what is going on, but heavy...Elder LawKathy J. Greenlee confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Agingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157163a36a970b2009-06-26T12:01:36-04:002009-06-26T16:01:36Z2009-06-26T16:01:36ZThe Administration on Aging (AoA) has announced that Kathy J. Greenlee was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate as Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Department of Health and Human Services. President Barack Obama nominated Ms. Greenlee for the...Elder LawBoomer Michael Jackson, age 50, dies after cardiac arresttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115715b61d3970b2009-06-25T18:47:12-04:002009-06-25T22:49:17Z2009-06-25T22:47:12Zhttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson/ElderLaw BlogHere's how the public feels about various health care reform ideas...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115715b60b0970b2009-06-25T18:45:19-04:002009-06-25T22:45:19Z2009-06-25T22:45:19ZSource: Kaiser Health Report/Employee Benefits Research Institute, http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/general-pages/DataPinsurancecoverage.aspxElderLaw BlogCensus Bureau updates world population projections--elderly pop will triple by 2050tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684885852009-06-25T12:39:47-04:002009-06-25T16:39:47Z2009-06-25T16:39:47ZThe world’s 65-and-older population is projected to triple by midcentury, from 516 million in 2009 to 1.53 billion in 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percent...ElderLaw BlogStatistics