BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ec71a3e7af4fd28eabd89bdf598949e43 CATEGORIES:Conferences SUMMARY:Conference Session 2: Using the Age-Friendly Framework for Improving Emergency Preparedness and Response DESCRIPTION:
Panel:
According to demographic projections, in 2030, one out of every five people in the United States will be age 65 or over. O regon is one of the fastest-aging states in the West, and many communities are at the front edge of this demographic shift. How can our communities pl an, prepare, and respond better to emergencies using the Age-Friendly Commu nities framework? This session will explore the important role the framewor k can play in improving emergency preparedness and response, promoting incl usive program development and implementation, and strengthening community r esilience. Speakers will discuss lessons learned from age-friendly communit ies around the country as well as right here in Oregon.
Learn ing Objectives:
Session Facilitator: Margaret Neal
Continuing Educat ion Credit:
This session has been approved for 2 CME credits (AMA PRE Category 1)* and 2 AFH training credits.
This is the second of five sessions of OGA's 2020 virtual conference. You can register for individual se ssions or, at a discount, for the entire conference series. For an overview of all sessions, please visit the conference page .
Bandana Shrestha is the Director of Community Engagement for AARP O regon. During her 20+ year career as a leader in community engagement, Band ana has developed, managed, and promoted programs and strategies to drive p eople-powered solutions to affect positive social change for local, nationa l, and international organizations. In her current role, Bandana leads AARP Oregon’s community & volunteer engagement efforts and its livability i nitiatives in the state, including growing and supporting the Network of Ag e-Friendly Communities, advocating for policies and program that enhance af fordable and accessible housing options, and expanding transportation and m obility options for all. Prior to joining AARP, Bandana served as Director of Model Programs and Partnerships at the Points of Light Foundation in Wa shington, DC. Bandana has a BA from Linfield College and a MFA from Univers ity of Oregon. She serves on the board of Asian Pacific Islander Network of Oregon, Metro’s Housing Bond Oversight Committee, and the Getting There To gether Coalition Steering Committee.
Alan DeLaTorre, PhD, serves
as the City of Portland’s Age-Friendly Program manager. In response to the
Covid-19 pandemic, he began working in the City’s Emergency Coordination Ce
nter and now leads the Aging and Disability Community Project. Prior to wor
king for the City, Dr. DeLaTorre was a researcher at Portland State Univers
ity’s Institute on Aging where he co-coordinated the Age-Friendly Portland
& Multnomah County initiative, taught courses in gerontology and urban
studies, and sought to bridge research, policy, and practice in order to im
prove livability and equitable community development for people of all ages
and abilities.
Marilyn Daily-Blair has been a Senior Ce nter Executive Director for 25 years. For the last 20 years she has served at the Salem Senior Center, now named Center 50+. She graduated from Wester n Oregon University with a degree in Public Policy Administration with a mi nor in Sociology and special emphasis in Aging and Maturing. Marilyn was hi red in 1999 during a major budget crisis in which the Senior Center was on "closure” list. Under her leadership she organized the Seniors and engaged them in a Strategic Operation Planning process. That process has led this C enter to be a strong viable community resource. Center 50+ is recognized as the first to achieve National Accreditation in the State of Oregon, joinin g the ranks of fewer than 150 in the Country. Her most exciting time of her career however, has been the last 10 years where she was a given the oppor tunity to lead the planning, development, construction, and opening of a n ew facility, Center 50+ and being appointed the staff to lead the City of Salem’s efforts to become an Age Friendly community.
Mayor Chuck Bennett took o ffice on January 4, 2017. He is serving his second term as Mayor of Salem a fter nine years on the Salem City Council, where he was Council President a nd chair of the Salem Housing Authority. A passionate community volunteer, Mayor Bennett has served on numerous committee for the past 25 years, inclu ding the city Budget Committee, Library Advisory Board, Planning Commission , Cultural and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board, as well as on task forces addressing issues such as revenue, homelessness, traffic congestion, and wa ter quality and quantity.
Session Sponsor:
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