A symposium on the healthcare issues of Los Angeles County’s increasing, multicultural aging population. Featured is how community partnerships on evidence-based health promotion programs such as the newly formed Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging can make a difference.

The Aging Population and Prevention
Juanita Watts, MD – Regional Coordinator for Women’s Health
Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region

Disparities of Aging in Los Angeles
Catherine Sarkisian, MD, MSPH – Director and Co-Founder
Los Angeles CAPRA Center (Community Academic Partnership for Research in Aging)

Panel Discussion: National Policy to Local Implementation: Broad System Changes, Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Cynthia Banks, Director, Community and Senior Services, County of Los Angeles

National Issues of Aging: The Affordable Care Act & Long-term Care
Gretchen Alkema, PhD, LCSW – Vice President of Policy and Communications
The SCAN Foundation

The Changing Systems of Care
Benjamin Chu, MD, MPH, MACP – Regional President
Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Public Health and Prevention: Creating Environments for Healthy Aging in Los Angeles County
Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH – Director and Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

National Policy to Local Implementation
June Simmons, MSW – Founding President and CEO
Partners in Care Foundation

Panel Discussion: Stories from the Field: Evidenced-Based Health Promotion Programs in the Community
Moderator: Natalie Zappella, MSW, MUP – Program Manager, Health Innovations Programs, Partners in Care Foundation

Kanako Kusano, MSW – Health Promotion Specialist
The Institute for Healthy Aging at Keiro

Muriel Guzzi, Senior Consultant, Regional Health Education; Project Manager, Evidence-based Programs
Kaiser Permanente

Phyllis Willis, MSW – Director, Senior Programs
Watts Labor Community Action Committee Senior Services

Andrés González– Director of Wellness and Longevity
St. Barnabas Senior Services

Announcing the Launch of the LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND AGING

Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA – General Manager
City of Los Angeles Department of Aging

June Simmons, MSW – Founding President and CEO
Partners in Care Foundation

For more information on the Los Angeles Alliance for Community Health and Aging, visit: http://www.cahealthierliving.org/?location=los-angeles-2