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    "ocrText": "WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\n1995\nmm\nLIDDI\n<<<<<<\n<<<<<<<04 EFFECTER\nCLINTON LIBRARY PHOTOCOP\nPHOTOCOPY\nPRESERVATION\n501 School St., SW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20024\nSummary\nFinal Agenda\nNotice Published in the Federal Register on 2/2/95\nThe Policy Committee of the White House Conference on Aging has developed the final agenda for\nthe May 1995 Conference. To formulate this final agenda, the Policy Committee used public\ncomments received on the proposed agenda published October 12, 1994, in the Federal Register and\nrecommendations emanating from several hundred pre-conference events held around the country.\nThe notice to be published in the Federal Register contains four sections:\nPart I is an overview of the 915 comments received on the four proposed themes and 19 issues in\nthe proposed agenda. The issue on which the most comments were received was health, followed\nby income security and housing/social and community services.\nPart II specifies the theme for the Conference: \"America Now and into the 21st Century:\nGenerations Aging Together with Independence, Opportunity and Dignity.\"\nPart III specifies the issues and subissues for which resolutions are to be developed as well as the\nstructure of the Conference program. The four issues are:\nAssuring Comprehensive Health Care Including Long-term Care\nPromoting Economic Security\nMaximizing Housing and Support Service Options\nMaximizing Options for a Quality Life\nThere are from four to seven subissues under each issue. Permeating the discussion of these issues\nand subissues will be the cross-cutting concerns of interdependence of generations/families, lifespan\nplanning and special populations.\nThe Conference will begin Tuesday, May 2 with a speak out for delegates and on Wednesday\nmorning the Conference will formally open. On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning and\nafternoon, each delegate will have the opportunity to participate in developing resolutions for three\nof the four issues/subissues. Friday will conclude the Conference with delegates voting on\nresolutions to result from the Conference.\nPart IV describes the process to be used to develop and pass resolutions at the Conference. There\nare two avenues by which resolutions will be acted on by the full White House Conference on\nAging. The first is through issue resolution development sessions covering the four major issues of\nthe Conference. Delegates at these sessions will work with a series of proposed resolutions drawn\nfrom a variety of sources, including pre-conference recommendations. The other avenue is that any\ndelegate who can enlist support from 10% of the total delegates can introduce a resolution to the full\nConference during the closing session. The Policy Committee placed a limit of 40 on the number of\nresolutions emanating from the issue resolution development sessions without any limit on\nresolutions from individual delegates.\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\n10-Apr-1995 01:55pm\nMARILYN\nMobily\nTO:\n(See Below)\n(.LORI)\nFROM:\nJeremy D. Benami\nDomestic Policy Council\nBARBARA\nSUBJECT: Aging Meeting\nJAREMA\nFinal confirmation!\nBarbara\nMeeting is at 1:00 Tuesday room 211\nI have assembled the following agenda items. Please e mail me\nwith additions. My only suggestion is that we steer away from the\nbig picture questions we can't answer at our pay grade and focus\non what we can address - such as the items listed below!\n(1. Program for Opening Plenary\nC\n-\nwho besides POTUS is/should be invited to speak\nL\nSchecleling has suggested we set POTUS time @ 10 An for\n2. Media Strategy\n- what media opportunities have been planned\n- what requests have been made\nwhat opportunities exist to plug delegates for regional\nmedia\n- general brainstorming focussing in particular on\nspeciality/aging press\nMIUE3 3. Satellite sites\n- status report on planning, funding, etc.\n- how should we reach out to mayors, govs\n- what level admin representation should we aim for?\nPre-Conference rollout\n- First Lady event\n- Report on other events planned?\n- Should we look to a Cabinet pre-rollout?\nDiscussion re groups BRIEFING GROUPS\n- what sort of outreach to and coordination with the groups\nSteve\npre-conference should we be doing?\nI ve set the meeting for an hour and a half because I think these\nare all topics that require some detailed discussion. I hope most\nof you can come for the whole time and will understand if I try to\n6. NEXT STSPS ON POLICY\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of a publication.\nPublications have not been scanned in their entirety for the purpose\nof digitization. To see the full publication please search online or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nCONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR:\nVOL. NO. 5\nNEWSLETTER\nMAY 2-5, 1995\nJANUARY/FEBRUARY 1995\nWASHINGTON, D.C. HILTON HOTEL\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nPROPOSED AGENDA NOTICE GENERATES GRASSROOTS RESPONSE\nFollowing the WHCoA Policy\nOctober 5. 1994, the WHCoA\nCommittee's approval of a proposed\nreceived a total of 915 responses\nagenda for the Conference on\nto the notice announcing the pro-\nposed themes and issues, which\nISSUES RECEIVING MOST\nappeared in the Federal Register\non October 12.\nPUBLIC COMMENT\nThe comments. which arrived\n1. Health/Long-Term Care\nby mail, fax. and the internet, repre-\n2. Income Security and Other\nsented approximately 275 organ-\nBenefits\nizations, including such groups as\n3. Housing/Social and\nthe Alzheimer's Association, the\nCommunity Services\nAmerican Dental Association,\n4. Crime and Personal Safety\nthe American Foundation for the\n5. Interdependence of Generations\nBlind, the Foster Grandparent Pro-\ngram, the National Senior Citizens\n6. Quality of Life/Meaning in\nLaw Center, the American Institute\nLater Years\nof Wine and Food. and the Ameri-\n7. Special Constituencies\ncan Library Association.\n8. Productive Older People\nThe Federal Register notice\n9. Employment\ncontained four proposed themes,\n10. Older Americans Act\nand the public was invited either\n11. Transportation\nto choose one from the list of four\nor to recommend a new theme\nOfficial White House Photo.\n12. Rights/Responsibilities/\nAdvocacy\naltogether. A total of 463 com-\nArts and Humanities\nments concerning the proposed\nthemes arrived at WHCoA head-\nPresident Clinton greets a senior White House volunteer.\n13. Image of Older People\nquarters. America Now and into\n14. Research/Education/Training\nthe 2 1st Century: Growing Older\nTogether for \" Better Community's\nThe issues generating most of\n15. Cultural Diversity\nwith Independence, Opportunity.\nsecond choice. A significant number\nthe comments were Health. Income\n16. Family and Family Life\nand Dignity received the most\nof responses concerning the theme\nSecurity and Other Benefits.\n17. Role of the Private Sector\nsupport. with Aging into the 21st\nsuggested either hybrids of the four\nHousing/Social and Community\n18. Technology\nCentury: Generations Working\nthemes or possible new themes.\nServices. Crime/Personal Safety,\ncontinued on page 2\nFocus Groups Spotlight Seniors' Concerns\n\"Don't mess with Social Security! How long will ] be able to remain inde-\nFears and concerns included health, finances, security, dependency and a\npendent? Change the way the media portrays the elderly!\"\nsense of worthlessness. The media was often identified as promoting a false.\nThese are just some of the messages that have been sent to the Administration\nnegative image of older people although participants indicated that their local\nthrough the White House Conference on Aging's ongoing focus group project.\nmedia was more balanced in its portrayals. Other focus group participants pointed\nThe project, conducted by the University of New Mexico Center on Aging in\nto young people as also advancing a false notion of the elderly being helpless and\ncooperation with the Gerontological Society of America, began its work last\nburdens to society. The keys to healthy aging were identified as involvement in\nFebruary on the same day that President Clinton officially called for the White\ndaily and regular activities, volunteering. and a good mental outlook.\nHouse Conference on Aging.\nParticipants of the focus groups made it clear that although they are exper-\niencing many challenges. they still possess tremendous wisdom, energy and\nexperience and wish to be treated as such. As one senior remarked. \"The elderly\nare smarter than you think.\" Another senior at the first focus group in Florida\ncommented that the WHCoA was first to ask him his opinions on aging in the\n14 years since he retired.\"\nFocus groups play a vital role in the White House Conference on Aging\nas it strives to identify and make public both the problems and contributions of\nolder individuals. The WHCoA is hearing the concerns and views of seniors all\nCourtesy of University of NM Center on Aging\nacross the Nation through this project, and through the approximately 600 pre-\nconference events taking place throughout the country.\nRecommendations from the White House Conference on Aging will be\nthe basis for national aging policy for the 21st century.\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE\nFIRST CLASS MAIL\nON AGING\nPOSTAGE AND FEES PAID\n501 SCHOOL STREET, SW\nDHHS/NIH\nWASHINGTON, DC 20024\nPermit No. G-763\nHelen Kerschner, of the University of New Mexico, leads focus group in Little\nRock, AR.\nTO:\nThe focus group project, funded by the Retirement Research Foundation and\nthe Corporation for National Service, involves the collection of candid. qualitative\ndata from seniors at the grass-roots level. The most recent findings came from a\ngroup of 192 seniors in II different locations across the country who were asked\nto respond to questions about a) what it means to get older, b) the special con-\ncerns of older persons, c) treatment by the media, d) the keys to healthy living,\nand e) generational relationships.\nWHCoA Newsletter-January/February, 1995 Page 1\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nCONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR:\nVOL. NO. 6\nNEWSLETTER\nMAY 2-5. 1995\nMARCH/APRIL 1995\nWASHINGTON, D.C. HILTON HOTEL\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nPOLICY COMMITTEE APPROVES FINAL AGENDA\nAlso Increases Number of Delegates and Approves Observers\nMeeting for its third time on\neach new Governor will have the\nJanuary 25, 1995, the WHCoA Policy\nopportunity to name delegates to\nCommittee unanimously approved\nthe Conference.\"\nthe final agenda and resolution\nEach state, the District of\nprocess for the 1995 White House\nColumbia and Puerto Rico will\nConference on Aging. The Policy\nhave three additional delegates.\nCommittee also increased the total\nEach territory will have one addi-\nnumber of delegates by 259 to\ntional delegate. Each new Member\na total of 2259 and approved\nof Congress will have one delegate.\n250 observers.\nWith the change. the number\nof state and territorial delegates\nBOTH FINAL AGENDA AND\ncould increase to a total of 1062, up\nRESOLUTION PROCESS APPROVED\nfrom 901. The number of delegates\nnamed by Members of Congress\nIn deciding on issues for the\ncould increase to a total of 638, up\nfinal Conference agenda. the WHCoA\nOfficial White House Photo\nfrom 540. Other delegates to the\nPolicy Committee. chaired by Sen.\nConference will be named by con-\nDavid Pryor D-Arkansas). considered\nstituent organizations (including\nboth public comments and reports and\nnational aging organizations and\nrecommendations from hundreds of\nveterans groups). the White House,\nofficially recognized WHCoA events\nthe Secretary of Health and Human\nthroughout the country. Four broad\nServices, and the WHCoA.\nPresident Clinton and the First Lady with Medal of Freedom recipient Herb Block,\nissues comprise the final agenda.\nage 85, who, as a nationally syndicated cartoonist, is an excellent example of\nThey are: (1) Assuring Compre-\nproductive aging in America.\n250 OBSERVERS APPROVED\nhensive Health Care Including\nLong-Term Care. (2) Promoting\nConsidering suggestions from\nindependent of the issue resolution\nThe Policy Committee\nEconomic Security, (3) Maximiz-\nalso created 250 observer slots.\ncitizens and experts, the Policy\ndevelopment sessions. Any dele-\ning Housing and Support Service\nObservers will be invited to\nCommittee decided that the 1995\ngate who can enlist the support of\nOptions, and (4) Maximizing\nattend the Conference but will\nWhite House Conference on Aging\n10% of the total delegates may also\nOptions for a Quality Life. There\nintroduce his/her resolution to the\nbe unable to vote on Conference\nwill focus on producing a small num-\nare from four to seven subissues\nber of action-oriented resolutions.\nfull Conference during the closing\nresolutions. In addition, observers\nunder each main issue (see chart.\nAll resolutions must be voted\nsession. The Policy Committee has\nmust pay all their own expenses.\npage 2).\non by the delegates in the final\nplaced a limit of 40 resolutions on\nincluding a nominal registration\nfee. Observers will be named in\nPryor called the agenda \"respon-\nplenary. There are two ways by\nthe total coming from the issue\nMarch.\nsive and responsible, ensuring that\nwhich resolutions may reach that\ndevelopment sessions, with no\nthis White House Conference on\nsession for consideration. The first\nlimit on those from individuals.\nAging will be different than any\nis through issue resolution devel-\nof its three predecessors.\" Also\nopment sessions covering the four\nNUMBER OF DELEGATES\ncommenting on the final agenda,\nmajor agenda issues. Delegates\nINCREASED\nSecretary of Health and Human\nat these sessions will work with a\nMark Your\nServices Donna E. Shalala noted.\nseries of proposed resolutions drawn\nThe November election pro-\n\"This is the first time in WHCoA\nfrom a variety of sources but giving\nduced 18 new Governors and\nCalendars!\nhistory that the public has had a\ngreat emphasis to pre-conference\nbrought about major changes in\ndirect impact on the agenda. Senior\nevent recommendations.\nthe composition of Congress. At\nConference Date\ncitizens, volunteers. professionals\nThe second method by which\nits January 25 meeting the WHCoA\nand advocates all contributed.\"\nMay 1995\nresolutions may be considered is\nPolicy Committee responded to\nthese changes by adding 259 new\nConference Location\ndelegates. Senator Pryor noted,\n\"We offer this proposal in the spirit\nWashington, D.C.\nof bipartisanship to ensure that all\nHilton Hotel\nnew Members of Congress and\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE\nFIRST CLASS MAIL\nON AGING\nPOSTAGE AND FEES PAID\n501 SCHOOL STREET, SW\nDHHS/NIH\nWASHINGTON, DC 20024\nPermit No. G-763\nSenator\nExec Director\nBlancato\nRep Jacobs\nCohen\nPhoto by Greg Versen\nTO:\nSenator Bill Cohen (R-ME), WHCoA Executive Director Bob Blancato. and\nSenator David Pryor (D-AR) attend the January 25, 1995. meeting of the\nWHCoA Policy Committee.\nWHCoA Newsletter-March/April. 1995 Page 1\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. NO. 4\nNEWSLETTER\nNOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nWHCoA PROPOSED AGENDA AWAITS PUBLIC COMMENT\nFor the first time in the history of\nto impact national aging policy over\nWhite House Conferences on Aging.\nthe next ten years.\nthe public is being invited to help set\nthe agenda for the Conference\nscheduled for May 2-5, 1995.\nMajor Issues\nFollowing a unanimous vote\nof approval by the WHCoA Policy\nArts and Humanities\nCommittee, a proposed agenda was\nCrime/Personal Safety\nprinted in the Federal Register on\nCultural Diversity\nOctober 12. 1994. with the public\nEmployment\ninvited to comment through December\nFamilies and Family Life\n1. 1994. Chairman of the White House\nHealth\nConference on Aging Policy Commit-\nlee, Senator David Pryor \"views this\nplanning and conducting of the 1995\nOfficial White House Photo.\nHousing/Social/\nprocess as being critical to our efforts\nCommunity Services\nto ensure maximum citizen and\nImage of Older People\norganizational involvement in the\nIncome Security and\nOther Benefits\nWhite House Conference on Aging.\"\nInterdependence of Generations\nOf particular interest to the\nOlder Americans Act and Its Role\nCommittee are comments on the four\nFirst Lady Hillary Clinton discusses the importance of exercise with a fit senior.\nProductive Older People\nproposed themes for the conference\nQuality of Life/\nas well as suggestions for linking the\nas health and fitness, cultural diversity\naction toward implementation of these\nMeaning in Later Years\nindividual issues of the proposed\nand the image of older people.\nrecommendations. WHCoA Executive\nResearch and Education/Training\nagenda together at the conference.\nThe proposed agenda notes that\nDirector Robert Blancato said that the\nRights/Responsibilities/Advocacy\nThe proposed agenda lists a series\nduring the Conference. delegates\npublic was urged to especially provide\nRole of the Private Sector\nof nineteen major issue areas with\nwill begin the process of establish-\ncomment on how best the Conference\nsubissues for review and public\ning priorities for action among the\ncan link different issues together to\nSpecial Constituencies\ncomment. They range from arts and\nrecommendations they produce. This\nensure a more comprehensive and co-\nTechnology\nhumanities to transportation. as well\nwill serve as the foundation for future\nordinated series of recommendations\nWHCoA RECEIVES OVER 150 REPORTS FROM PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS\nParticipants Make Many Important Recommendations\nThe 1995 White House Confer-\nsuch as the need to stress cultural\nence on Aging's (WHCoA) four part\nsensitivity in addressing the needs\nprogram of local. state, regional, and\nof minority elderly groups and the\nmini-White House Conferences on\nnecessity of eliminating language\nAging is well underway. The pro-\nand literacy barriers.\ngram requires each mini-conference\nto submit its report within 30 days\nVariety of Formats\nof the event, and each local event\nWhile the reports offer recom-\nto submit its report within 45 days\nmendations on a variety of issues,\nof the event. The reports contain\nthe formats of the events themselves\nsummaries of issues discussed and\nhave also been diverse Roundtable\nrecommendations proposed. As the\ndiscussions, public hearings, focus\nMay 1995 WHCoA approaches,\ngroups. and town meetings have all\nthe number of reports received by\nbeen implemented as structures for\nthe WHCoA has steadily increased.\nPhoto by AI Jonez\npre-WHCoA events Because the\nReports have arrived from all areas\nrecommendations already made to\nof the nation, stretching from Maine\nthe WHCoA have been produced\nto Hawaii.\nfrom many different types of events,\nAs of this date, over 150 reports\nit is obvious that the topics which\nhave been received by the WHCoA.\nCentanarians honored at the Colorado Governor's Conference on Aging. Back\nare identified are important on a\nTwenty-six states have been repre-\nRow, Left to Right: Rita Barreras, Director, Division of Aging and Adult Services;\nnumber of levels.\nsented, and the reports indicate that\nMr. Robert B. Blancato, Executive Director, WHCoA; CO Governor Roy Romer.\nThe local level WHCoA-\nof the over 12,000 total number of\nFront Row, Left to Right: Ms. Bunnie Elliott. Bessie Short's daughter,\nrecognized conferences serve as\nparticipants, close to 8,000 are age\nMs. Bessie Short, 108 years old; Mr Paul Flores, 105 years old.\nvehicles for identifying common\n55 or older.\ninterests and concerns at the grass-\nroots level. This grassroots involve-\nCommon Issues\ninterdependence of generations.\nof the elder population. Included\nment is important to the WHCoA,\nThe conferences have highlighted\nand the significance of the con-\namong these are immigrants. Hispan-\nas it is imperative that the voices\na wide range of policy issues. The\ntributions the elderly make to\nics, women and Native Americans.\nof those who will be affected\nmost common among these are health\nthe community.\nThese conferences have also gener-\nby the policy recommendations\ncare, the maintenance of independence\nOther events have focused\nated important policy recommenda-\nmade at the 1995 WHCoA\nfor semors, the importance of the\nspecifically on certain segments\ntions for the May 1995 WHCoA,\nare heard.\nWHCoA Newsletter-November/December. 1994 Page I\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 1\nNEWSLETTER\nMAY/JUNE 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nCLINTON TO CONVENE LAST WHITE HOUSE\nCONFERENCE ON AGING OF 20th CENTURY\nPresident Bill Clinton,\nregarding the '95 WHCoA in\non February 17, 1994,\nWashington, the Conference\nformally called for a White\nwas conducting its first local\nHouse Conference on Aging\nforum in Tampa, Florida\n(WHCoA) to be convened in\naimed at obtaining grass\nMay of 1995 -- the first such\nroots input on what should\nconference since 1981.\nbe included in the agenda\nIn a press release\nfor the Conference.\nfrom the White House\nOn March 21, 1994,\ndetailing the convocation,\nSecretary Donna Shalala of\nthe President noted, \"An\nthe Department of Health\nolder America must soon\nand Human Services briefed\nface a new century. A 1995\nthe Domestic Policy Council.\nWhite House Conference on\non the progress of the 1995\nAging allows us to plan for\nWhite House Conference on\nthis challenge by working\nAging. Cabinet officers,\ntogether to build policy\nagency heads and senior\nrecommendations for the\nWhite House staff in\n21st century. We owe this to\nattendance expressed\nfuture generations.\"\ninterest and support for the\nAs the President was\nConference.\nannouncing his decision\nPresident Clinton speaks with senior citizen.\nFour-Part Strategy Outlined\nPre-Conference Planning and Programs Underway\nThe 1995 White House\nThis strategy has two\nto broaden public aware-\nothers in that they are to\nConference on Aging has\npurposes: first, to encourage\nness, an announcement was\nfocus on a specific federal\nembarked upon a four-part\nthe widest possible partici-\nalso published in the March\naging policy issue or on a\nstrategy of programs and\npation by individuals and\n14, 1994 edition of the\nspecial constituency of older\nactivities to be conducted in\norganizations; second, to\nFederal Register.\nAmericans.\nadvance of convening the\nidentify common interests\nBoth the Federal\nThese four activities\nformal Conference.\nand concerns.\nRegister announcement and\nwill be conducted through\nThe four parts of the\nLetters of invitation\nthe letter included guidelines\nthe early part of May 1995.\nstrategy involve local, state,\nhave been sent to thousands\nfor local programs and\nThey will be followed by the\nregional and topic-specific\nof potential sponsors of local\nactivities that could be\nnational conference and the\nmini conferences.\nconferences. Concurrently,\nrecognized as official 1995\nwriting of a report to the\nWHCoA events.\nPresident and Congress\nPresident Names Blancato to Head 1995 WHCOA\nStates will soon be\ncontaining policy recommen-\nPresident Clinton has\nBlancato served as director of\nnotified that the WHCoA will\ndations.\nappointed Robert B. Blancato as\nInstitutes and Public Policy for\nprovide limited seed money\nFurther, the 1995\nexecutive director of the 1995 White\nthe National Italian American\nHouse Conference on Aging.\nFoundation. He was also the\nfor the convening of State\nWHCoA also intends to\n\"Bob Blancato is a leading\npresident of the National Meals\nWhite House Conferences\ndevelop a post-WHCoA\nexpert in aging policy who has been\non Wheels Foundation.\non Aging.\nprogram to help implement\nrecognized for his work on\nBlancato has also served\nnumerous occasions,\" said the\nas an adjunct faculty member at\nIn addition, formal\npriority recommendations\nPresident. \"I\nthe New School for Social\nnotices will also be sent to\nproduced at the Conference\nlook forward\nResearch's Gerontological\nto his work at\nServices Administration and the\nregional offices of the\naimed at developing aging\nthe White\nPost Master Certificate Program\nDepartment of Health and\npolicy over the next decade.\nH o u S e\nin Aging at Hunter College in\nConference\nHuman Services to inform\nNew York City.\non Aging.\"\nIn 1982, he served as a\nthem of limited funds being\nF r o m\nmember of the U.S. Delegation\n1977 to 1988,\navailable for Regional\nto the World Assembly on Aging\nINSIDE:\nBlancato was\nheld in Vienna and as an alternate\nConferences on Aging.\nthe\nstaff\nto the 1981 White House\nIn the near future, the\nlegacy of Conferences Past\ndirector of the\nConference on Aging.\n2\nU.S. House of Representatives\nBlancato, 43, holds a\nWHCoA will announce\nO Seniors Speak Out\nSelect Committee on Aging's\nbachelor's degree from\ncriteria for mini conferences\nSubcommittee on Human Services.\nGeorgetown University and an\nFocus Groups Sample Opinion\n3\nHe remained a senior advisor to\nM.P.A. from American University\non aging. These mini\nthat subcommittee until its expiration\nand lives with his wife and\nconferences differ from the\nO Calendar\n4\nin May 1993. Most recently,\ndaughter in Arlington, VA.\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 2\nNEWSLETTER\nJULY/AUGUST 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nPresident: \"How will we build upon the sacrifice of D-Day's heroes?\"\nTribute to Pathfinders of a Generation Past Becomes A Challenge To Light Paths For Future Generations\n\"Let US never forget, when they\nroar of aircraft, the thunder of\nwere young, these men saved the\nbombardment. And through the\nworld.\"\nwind and the waves came the\nIn these words, President\nsoldiers, out of their landing\nClinton characterized the\ncraft and into the war, away\nachievements of American troops\nwho fought so valiantly in World\nfrom their youth and toward a\nWar Il His remarks came during\nsavage place many of them\nD-Day ceremonies at the U.S.\nwould, sadly, never leave.\nmilitary cemetery in Colleville-sur-\n\"They had come to free a\nMer, France, June 6th, the fiftieth\ncontinent-the Americans, the\nanniversary of the original\nBritish, the Canadians, the\ninvasion.\nPoles, the French Resistance,\nThe President not only\ncredited the fallen heroes of\nsaving the world, but also noted\nOfficial White House Phone\nthe Norwegians and others.\nThey had all come to stop one\nOmaha and Utah Beaches with\nof the greatest forces of evil the\nworld has ever known.\nthat those who survived are now\nthe bulwark of the nation's seniors,\n\"Millions of our Gls did\nstill contributing to our national\nreturn home from that war to\npride Excerpts follow:\nago.\nbell-the simple sounds of\nbuild up our nation and enjoy\n\"Today, the beaches of\nfreedom barely breaking the\nlife's sweet pleasures, but on\nWe come to this hallowed\nNormandy are calm. If you walk\nsilence. Peaceful sounds.\nthis field there are 9,386 who\nplace that speaks, more than\nthese shores on a summer's\nOrdinary sounds.\ndid not - 33 pairs of brothers;\nanything else, in silence. Here\nday, all you might hear is the\nBut June 6, 1944, was the\na father and his son; [and] 11\non this quiet plateau, on this\nlaughter of children playing on\nleast ordinary day of the 20th\nmen from tiny Bedford, Virginia\nsmall piece of American soil,\nthe sand, or the cry of sea gulls\ncentury. On that chill dawn,\nkilled near these bluffs by a\nwe honor those who gave their\noverhead, or perhaps the\nthese beaches echoed with the\nGerman shell on D-Day. They\nlives for US 50 crowded years\nringing of a distant church\nsounds of staccato gunfire, the\n(continued on page 3.)\nWHCoA '95 ACTIVITIES UNDER WAY ACROSS U.S.\nThe 1995 White House\ncare; elder abuse prevention;\nAll 10 Federal regions are\nfor mini-conferences and state\nConference on Aging (WHCoA),\ncommunity-based services,\nexpected to hold one or more\nand regional conferences in\nofficially called by President\nincluding those promulgated\nregional White House Conferences\nthese amounts:\nClinton on February 17. 1994, is\nthrough the Older Americans Act;\non Aging over the next year. More\nState Conferences\n$600,000\nwell under way\nand intergenerational programs\ninformation on these will be\nRegional Conferences\n$200,000\nThrough the WHCoA's four\nMandated local event reports\nincluded in the next newsletter\nMini-Conferences\n$150,000\npart program of local, state,\nare beginning to arrive and some\nregional and mini-White House\nwill be reported in the next issue of\nMini-conferences Being Planned\nConferences on Aging, Americans\nPrivate Organizations\nthe WHCoA Newsletter.\nIn addition to the local. state\nParticipate, Too\neverywhere, of all ages and from\nand regional events, the 1995\nall walks of life, are playing a role\nMany national organizations\nPresident's Personal Appeal To\nWHCoA will conduct a series of\nhave demonstrated enthusiasm\nin shaping a national aging policy\nthe States\nnational miniconterences specific\nthat will take our nation into the\nand support for WHCoA through\nThrough a personal letter in\nto certain topics or consliluencies\n21st century\ntheir participation in local, state,\nApril, President Clinton\nThere are two categories of mini-\nGrass roots participation,\nregional and national events.\nencouraged every governor to\nconferences the first receives\nIn addition, declarations of\nextremely important in planning\nparticipate in 1995 WHCoA\nWHCoA recognition; the second\nthe 1995 WHCoA, is evident\npublic support, through formal\nactivities. The states are\nwill receive both recognition and\nresolutions, have been made by\nthroughout the country The\nresponding quite positively.\nfunding. The deadline for\nthe American Medical Directors\nresponse to this appeal is broad.\nThe states of New York and\norganizations seeking funding for\nAssociation, the National Council\nGeorgia kicked off their official\nmini-conferences was June 27.\nLocal Event Statistics\nSeveral mini-conferences\non Senior Housing, the National\nWHCoA activities in May. By mid-\nAssociation of Home Builders and\nMore than 150 local events in\nJune, every state had received on\napproved under the first calegory\n38 states and territories have been\nthe Gray Panthers\napplication for the funding of state\nhave been held on such topics as\nrecognized by the WHCoA. As of\nevents. Each state will hold a\nIndividuals and organizations\ntransportation, age related vision\nJune 10, a total of 52 local White\nconference or host another kind of\nare encouraged to become\nloss, wellness and cultural\n[continued on page 2.)\nHouse Conference events,\nevent, or both, to produce policy\ndiversity, and technology and\nrepresenting 25 states, the District\nrecommendations for the WHCoA.\naging. These well attended\nof Columbia and Guam, have\nevents have generated policy\nbeen conducted. California has\nRegional Activities Begin\nINSIDE:\nrecommendations that will soon\nheld the most events, followed by\nThe first Regional White\nbe submitted to the WHCoA for\nNew York and Alabama,\nHouse Conference on Aging was\nO Sec'y Shalala Outlines\nThese events have focused\nconvened May 15 in Albuquerque,\nconsideration as part of the\nAdministration's Effoits for\non many different issues, but\nNew Mexico, under the auspices\n1995 WHCoA agenda.\nOlder Americans\n2\ntopics receiving greatest emphasis\nof the National Hispanic Council\nOn-line With SeniorNet\n3\nhave included: health care reform,\non Aging's multi-state training\nFunding Available\nFederal liaisons Meet\n4\nespecially as it relates to long term\nconference.\nFunds have been allotted\nWHCoA Newsletter page I\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 3 - SECTION ONE\nNEWSLETTER\nSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nWHCOA POLICY COMMITTEE CONVENES FIRST MEETING\n1995 NATIONAL WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING DATE SET FOR MAY 1-5 IN D.C.\nThe 1995 White House\nthe complete membership of\nSenate Office Building,\nPolicy Committee's\nConference on Aging\nthe Policy Committee was\nWashington, D.C. On Au-\nMandate\n(WHCoA) will be held May 1-\nformally announced on July\ngust 10, an agenda develop-\nThis is the first such\n5, 1995, in Washington,\n25, 1994. HHS Secretary\nment subcommittee was\ncommittee to have this role\nD.C. The main location will\nDonna E. Shalala convened\nformed to develop the pro-\nwithin the WHCoA. The\nbe the Washington Hilton\nthe first meeting of the White\nposed agenda and theme for\nPolicy Committee was cre-\nHotel. The date and location\nHouse Conference on Aging\nthe Conference. They will\nated by the Older Americans\nof the Conference, as well as\n(WHCoA) Policy Committee\nhold their first meeting on\nAct Amendments of 1992,\nan initial delegate selection\ntwo days later in the Hart\nAugust 30, 1994.\nwhich authorized the White\nprocess, were decided at the\nHouse Conference on Aging.\nfirst meeting of the Policy\nThe terms of the act dictate\nCommittee of the White\nthat the 25 members be\nHouse Conference on Aging,\nchosen jointly by the Presi-\nchaired by Senator David\ndent and the Congress to\nPryor (D-AR), July 27, 1994.\nplan the specifics of the\nWHCoA First\nConference.\nThis policy meeting is the\nIn future meetings, the\nlatest milestone in progress\nmembers of the Policy Com-\ntoward the 1995 White\nmittee will be considering the\nHouse Conference on Aging\ntheme and agenda for the\nsince it was formally called\n1995 WHCoA. (Continued on\nfor by President Clinton'on\npage 2. See story below for\nPOLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOWN HERE VOTING DURING THE FIRST MEETING\nFebruary 17, 1994. Earlier,\nPolicy Committee's decisions.)\nDelegate Selection Formula Determined\nThe first issues to be\nwill be chosen by national\nMembers of Congress must\nand of all ages, to become\ndetermined by the 25-mem-\naging organizations, veter-\nbe selected by December 31.\ninvolved in setting the\nber Policy Committee were\nans organizations, youth\nAgenda Development\nagenda for the Conference\nthe delegate selection crite-\norganizations, international\nOn August 10, Senator Pryor\nand shaping a national aging\nria and the need for an\ndelegates and others. (The\nsent formal invitations to\npolicy,\" Pryor said. \"Ameri-\nagenda development sub-\nprecise number for these\nthose committee members\ncans everywhere can partici-\ncommittee.\ncategories is not yet known;\nwho would form the agenda\npate through local, regional\nDelegate Selection\nthis too will depend on the\nsubcommittee charged with\nand statewide events recog-\nThe number of Confer-\nsize of the WHCoA appro-\ndeveloping the proposed\nnized by the White House\nence delegates will range\npriation approved by the\nagenda and theme for the\nConference on Aging and\nfrom a minimum of 1,666 to\nCongress.)\nConference; the Older\nthrough mini-conferences.\na maximum 2,000, depend-\nEach state will have a\nAmericans Act Amendments\nRecommendations from all\ning on the final FY 1995\nminimum of six delegates\nof 1992 require the publica-\nthese events are being\nappropriation for the Confer-\nand those states with highest\ntion of the proposed agenda\nstudied and used by the\nence. Virtually 100 percent\npercentages of persons 55\nin the Federal Register by\nPolicy Committee in planning\nof the WHCoA FY 1995\nyears of age and over will be\nOctober 31, 1994.\nthe agenda for the 1995\nappropriation will go to\nallocated more delegates. A\n\"The 1995 White House\nConference.\"\nsupport delegates. The\nprecise state by state del-\nConference on Aging will\nPresident requested $3\negate breakdown will be in\nmake recommendations for a\nNOTICE:\nmillion for the WHCoA.\nthe next newsletter. Further-\nnational aging policy to take\nThe September/October Issue\nNo matter what the total\nmore, state delegations must\nour country into the next\nof the WHCoA Newsletter will\ndelegate size for WHCoA 95,\nconsist of 50 percent per-\ncentury,\" said Senator Pryor.\nbe published in four separate\n45 percent of all delegates\nsons 55 and over, and have\n\"Generations of today and of\nsections. This is Section One\nwill be chosen by the Gover-\n50 percent women; in addi-\ntomorrow will benefit from\nThe remaining sections will be\nnors (between 750-900\ntion, percentages of minori-\nthe Conference, the fourth\nmailed to you over the next\nfew weeks.\nindividuals). The second\nties, and persons from rural\nand last White House Con-\nSection 1:\nlargest group of delegates\nand urban settings should\nference on Aging to be held\nWHCoA's Policy Committee\nwill be chosen by Members\nbe equal to their percentage\nin this century.\nDelegate Selection Process\nof Congress, with each\nof the population of their\n\"As an older America\nlater Sections Will Include:\nHouse and Senate member\nstate. The Policy Committee\nfaces a new century, the\nWHCoA Comes Alive With\nselecting one for a total of\nalso agreed that delegates\nPolicy Committee invites\nUpcoming Events\n540. The next largest group\nchosen by Governors and\ncitizens from all walks of life,\nGrassroots Views on\nWHCoA's Agenda\nWHCoA Newsletter- September/October. 1994 Page I\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 3 SECTION 2\nNEWSLETTER\nSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nWHCOA '95 COMES ALIVE ACROSS U.S.\nInvitation Extended To Keep The Momentum Building Through Events and Reports From Grassroots\nIf you thought the 1995\naging policy that will take our\nment of the WHCoA '95\nconsidered in the agenda. In\nWhite House Conference on\ncountry into the 21st century.\nagenda.\nfact, you are encouraged to\nAging was a single event at\nFrom now until May 1,\nWHCoA's Goals In Sight\nbecome an integral part of\na specific location at a cer-\n1995, when the national\nWell over half of all\nthe planning process, as so\ntain time for an exclusive\nWhite House Conference on\nWHCoA events are focused\nmany organizations are\ngroup, think again! Note for\nAging officially convenes in\non the closely related issues\ndoing.\nexample:\nWashington, D.C., an aver-\nof home- and community-\nThe only requirements for\nthe local White House\nage of more than three\nbased long-term care and\nrecognition as a local\nConference on Aging in\nscheduled events will take\nhealth care reform. Other\nWHCoA are: that the event\nAlhambra, California,\nplace every week all across\nsubjects at the top of the list\nfocus on one or more federal\nthe state White House\nthe country! And this num-\nare: independence, well-\npolicy issues, that it involve\nConference in Burlington,\nber is expected to continue\nbeing and security; the inter-\nsenior citizens and that a\nVermont,\nto increase as the goals and\ndependence of the genera-\nreport summarizing its rec-\nthe regional Conference\nstrategy of WHCoA become\ntions; income and economic\nommendations be submitted\nin Springfield, Missouri,\nbetter known.\nsecurity; issues concerned\nwithin 45 days.\nthe mini-Conference in\nThis pre-WHCoA strategy\nwith minority aging; and\nSince March, when\nDeerfield Beach, Florida.\naccomplishes two significant\nhousing and coordinated\nWHCoA '95 issued its first\nWHCoA '95 pre-conference\ngoals: it ensures the great-\nservices.\ninvitation to conduct events,\nevents have become a\nest possible individual and\nPre-Conference, grass\nmore than 350 conferences\nnationwide happening as\norganizational involvement in\nroots events are critical to the\nhave been scheduled around\nthey spread across the\nplanning, and it provides\nprimary purposes of the\nthe country.\ncountry - engaging the\nvaluable perspective on\nWHCoA, which are:\nNext May's meeting in\nparticipation, involvement\nissues of concern and inter-\n\"I) To-develop, adopt and\nWashington, D.C., is of\nand enthusiasm of growing\nest to seniors.\nwork to implement recom-\nutmost importance, but the\nnumbers of citizens in all fifty\nEach recognized event,\nmendations to shape national\nWhite House Conference on\nstates.\nlocal, state, regional and\naging policy over the next\nAging is not a single event\nHow Strategy Is Working\nmini-White House Confer-\ndecade, and\nheld in a single place. It is a\nSince February, when\nence on Aging activity, must\n2) To raise public aware-\ncontinuing process, one that\nPresident Clinton officially\nsubmit a report containing\nness about issues and prob-\nboth precedes and follows\ncalled for the Conference,\npolicy recommendations, to\nlems facing seniors of today,\nthe conference. This process\nWHCoA '95 has been con-\nthe '95 WHCoA. These\nwhile working to prepare for\nstarts with grassroots forums\nducting and recognizing\nreports, as well as WHCoA\nthe aging society of tomor-\nand events leading up to the\nevents and programs from\nstaff participation in the\nrow.\nConference and continues\ncoast to coast. Through\nevents themselves, are\nSenior citizens are playing\nwith post-Conference imple-\nthese activities, the Confer-\ngiving the WHCoA important\nmajor roles in pre-Confer-\nmentation of policy. People\nence is gaining enormous\ninformation on key issues as\nence activities.\nof all ages are involved every\ninsight into the views of\nviewed by senior citizens.\nIt's Not Too Late To Join In\nstep of the way, particularly\nsenior citizens - their\nWHCoA staff have been\nIf your locally-based\nseniors themselves. It is\nthoughts on what should be\nprivileged to participate in\norganization has not con-\nexciting to watch the process\non the agenda for the na-\nmore than 20 percent of all\nducted a local WHCoA, it is\nwork and to look ahead to the\ntional WHCoA '95 as well as\nevents. This information is\nnot too late to apply to have\nimplementation of the policy\ntheir ideas for a national\nthe basis for the develop-\nyour event recognized and\nthat is evolving from the hard\nyour recommendations\nwork and commitment.\nDELEGATE SELECTION QUESTIONS ANSWERED\nQ: What are the dates of the\nplanning for between 1,666 and\ncongressman if you wish to be a\nmust be 50 years of age or older\nnational White House Con-\n2,000 total delegates.\ncongressional appointee, or other\n50% must be women\nference on Aging?\nA: How are they chosen?\ngroups as outlined above that\nminority representation\nMay 1-5, 1995.\nGovernors will choose be-\nhave an interest in aging issues\nand rural versus urban must\nA: Where will it be held?\ntween 750 and 900; members of\nand have been authoritized to\nrefect the composition of the\nDelegate meetings will be\nCongress will choose one each,\nsend delegates to the WHCoA.\nstate's population based on the\nheld in the Washington Hilton\nfor a total of 540. The remaining\nWhat criteria are established for\n(continued on page 4)\nHotel in Washington, D.C.;\ndelegates will be chosen by\nstate delegates?\nhowever, additional activities\nnational aging organizations,\nThe White House Conference\nNOTICE:\nare being planned to involve off\nveterans organizations, youth\non Aging requires that: 1) each\nsite locations.\norganizations, international\nThe September /October Issue\nGovernor appoint a State Delegate\nQ: How many delegates will\nof the WHCoA Newsletter is\ndelegates and others (the precise\nCoordinator; and 2) the demo-\nattend?\nnumber is not known at this time).\ngraphic profile of the state's\nbeing published in four sections\nUnder the terms of a July\nWhom do I contact if I wish to\nSection 2:\ndelegation reflect that of the aging\n27, 1994, resolution adopted\nbe named a delegate?\nWHCoA Comes Alive With\npopulation of the state being\nby the Policy Committee of the\nYour governor if you wish to\nrepresented, as follows:\nUpcoming Events\nWHCoA, the Conference is\nbe in the state delegation, your\nGrassroots Views on\n50% of the delegation\nWHCoA Agenda\nWHCoA Newsletter- September/Oc tober. 1994 Page L\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 3 SECTION 3\nNEWSLETTER\nSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nWHCoA LISTENS TO SENIORS, LEARNS IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENCE\nFrom February through Au-\nChristi, Texas in cooperation with\ngust, WHCoA '95, in partnership\nlocal Retired Senior Volunteer\nwith other organizations, has\nProgram (RSVP) chapters. Earlier\nconducted more than a dozen\nfocus groups were conducted in\nfocus groups to gain additional\nTampa, Florida, Los Angeles,\ndirect input from individuals,\nCalifornia, Chicago, Illinois, and\nprimarily seniors, as to what should\nBoston, Massachusetts. More are\nbe on the agenda for the Confer-\nplanned in other cities, including\nence. Long valued as a market\nSan Francisco, California, and\nresearch tool, focus groups are\nBaltimore, Maryland.\nsmall group meetings in which\nClearly emerging from the\nselect individuals share, in detail,\nfocus groups is the strong desire\ntheir views and opinions on specific\nof seniors to maintain their inde-\nHelen Kirschner (top left) and staff conduct focus groups under the auspices of the Gerontological\ntopics.\npendence as long as they can.\nSociety of America and NCNCS with the help of RSVP\nOne set of focus groups is\nThrough the focus groups, seniors\nthe focus groups believe the\nTo date, focus groups have\nbeing conducted as a joint project\nare sharing their concern about\nmedia presents a negative image\nbeen held with the Hispanic, Asian\nwith the Gerontological Society of\nthe high cost of prescription drugs\nof older Americans. Seniors also\nand African American communi-\nAmerica and the National Corpora-\nand about crime in their communi-\nshare the positive aspects of aging\nties. A written summary of these\ntion for National and Community\nties. Moreover, older citizens are\nby pointing out their freedom to\nfocus groups will be included in the\nService. Most recently, these joint\nincreasingly concerned about the\ntravel and pursue special interests\nnext issue of our newsletter.\nfocus groups have been conducted\nproblems of loneliness and\nand hobbies, the chance to spend\nFocus groups are valuable for\nin Little Rock, Arkansas, Harris-\nisolation.\nmore time with their families and\nmany reasons, but particularly\nburg, Pennsylvania, and Corpus\nMost seniors participating in\nthe opportunity to volunteer in their\nbecause they are an environment\ncommunities.\ncreated solely for the purpose of\nAnother set of focus groups is\ngiving individuals an opportunity to\nbeing conducted in collaboration\nexpress their opinions and con-\nwith Temple University's Center\ncerns so that this information can\nfor Intergenerational Learning.\nbe systematically documented and\nThese focus groups have been\nanalyzed to arrive at more relevant\nheld in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,\nand meaningful solutions.\nFt. Lauderdale, Florida and New\nPerhaps more than anything,\nYork City. Intergenerational input\nthe focus groups are an effective\nfrom seniors and youth in ethnic\ntool of the WHCoA to bring people\ncommunities offers a unique\nat the grassroots level into the\nperspective on aging and society.\nprocess of developing the national\nLanguage barriers, intergener-\nagenda for the 1995 WHCoA.\national value differences and\nFocus groups will help ensure that\nStaff of Temple University's Center for Intergenerational Learning conducted Focus Groups\ncultural traditions emerge as\npeople from across the country had\nfeaturing Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and African Americans on behalf of WHCoA.\nimportant issues to both young\na chance to be heard and partici-\nand old.\npate in pre-WHCoA activities.\nCALENDAR\nREGIONAL EVENTS\nAs of 8/5/94\n27 Regional Conferences\n10 Regions participating\nREGION I\n10/94\nCouncil of Elders,Inc. Boston, MA\nIssue: Health Status of Black Elderly\nContact: Helen Pankey, (617)442-4001\n10/20,21/94\nMA Council for Adult Foster Care. Andover, MA\nIssue: New England Adult Foster Care.\nContact: Elsie Fetterman, (413)253-7948\n11/94\nHHS Regional Office. Boston, MA\nIssue: Nutrition, Malnutrition.\nContact: Thomas L. Hooker, (617)565-4511\n11/94\nNorth Central CT AAA/Institute for Community\nResearch. Hartford, CT\nIssue: Hispanic Health and Social Concerns.\nPresident Clinton and Veteran's Affairs Sec. Jessee Brown participate in the Congressional\nContact: Thomas L. Hooker, (617)565-4511\nBlack Caucus' Veterans Awards Ceremony held September 16, 1994\n12/94\nHHS Regional Office. Boston, MA\nIssue: Health, Economic Security & Elder Abuse.\nCORRECTIONS:\nNOTICE:\nContact: Thomas L. Hooker, (617)565-4511\nIn Section 2 of the:Sept/C Newsletter\nREGION II\nthere was an error. in the article on the\nThe September /October Issue\nWHCoA Delegate Selection Process\nof the WHCoA Newsletter is\n3/95\nHHS Regional Office. New York, NY\nshould have read\nbeing published in four\nIssue: Community and Home-based Long Term Care.\nState delegations must reflect\nsections.\nContact: Judith Rackmill, (212)264-2976\nthe following matrix:\nREGION III\nSection 3:\n50% of all delegates must be\nO\nWHCoA Comes Alive With\n10/26/94\nPhiladelphia Corporation on Aging. Philadelphia, PA.\n55 years of age and older.\n50% must be women\nRegional Events\nIssue: Health Reform, Long-term Care, Caregiving,\nEconomic Security, etc.\nThe percentage of urban, rural\nAlzheimer's Support\nContact: Karen Mudd or Andrea Leerman, (215)765-9000\nand minorities must equal that of\nGroups\nthe state population for each\nGrassroots Views on\nInformation regarding events may have changed since date of publication, so if you are\ninterested in attending, please call the organization contact person for latest information.\ngroup.\nWHCoA's Agenda\nWHCoA Newsletter- September/October, 1994 Page I\nTHE 1995 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nVOL. 1 NO. 3 SECTION 4\nNEWSLETTER\nSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1994\nCelebrating Productive Aging\nSHALALA COMMENDS CAMPAIGN\nTO GET AMERICANS MOVING\nIn a move to improve the health and well being of millions of\n\"For 27 years, Nolan Ryan thrilled the world's baseball fans with\nAmericans, The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports\nhis pitching wizardry and his dedication to physical conditioning,\"\nand the Advil Forum on Health Education have teamed up to help\nsaid Secretary Shalala. \"But while we were watching him make\nmotivate Americans who are over the age of 40 to participate in\nmagic on the baseball field, too many of us were neglecting our own\nregular physical activity. Advil chose Nolan Ryan as its spokesper-\nhealth. It's not enough to sit in the bleachers or sit in front of the TV\nson to encourage a more active and healthy America.\nwatching our favorite teams. We've got to balance being a specta-\ntor with being physically active. In short, we've all got to get mov-\ning.\"\n\"Physical activity and a balanced diet,\" Secretary Shalala went\non to say, \"are two of the most powerful ways to prevent illness and\npoor health -- particularly as we get older. Good health begins with\neach and every one of us taking direct personal responsibility to get\nbusy and stay physically active. This exciting partnership will help\nus motivate more people to become physically active. By working\ntogether, I know we can strike out poor health and preventable\ndisease.\"\nFor more information about the free availability of Mr. Nolan's book for\ndistribution to aging organizations or having Nolan Ryan speak to your\norganization, contact the Advil Forum on Health Education, 1500 Broad-\nSec'y Shalala discusses the PCPF/Advil fitness initiative with Nolan Ryan.\nway, New York, New York 19936.\nCALENDAR\nSTATE AND LOCAL EVENTS\nAs of 8/4/94\nInformation regarding events may have changed since-date of publication. so if you are\ninterested in attending, please call the organization contact person for latest information.\nALABAMA\nLocal Recognition Events\nState Events\n9/28/94\nColorado Senior Employment Network. Denver, CO.\n6/19-22/94\nGovernor's Summit on Long Term Care.\nContact: Lu Horner, (303)866-5911\nContact: Claude Hooks, Jr., (205) 242-5743\nCONNECTICUT\nALASKA\nState Events\nState Events\n4/7/95\nState Conference on issues TBA\n9/94\n4 conferences:Medicare SSI, OAA Programs.\nContact: Elissa Breiling. (203) 424-5280\nothers TBA\nContact: Pat Denny, (907) 465-4879\nLocal Recognition Events\nARIZONA\n9-11/94\nSouthwestern CT Agency on Aging,\nState Events\n14 towns in SW Connecticut.\n9-11/94\n8 area conferences throughout state.\nContact: Diana Shoemaker, (203)853-7189\n12/16/94\nContact: Richard Littler, (602)542-4446\n9-10/94\nLower Fairfld. Coalit'n Pro. Serving Srs., Stamford, CT.\nLocal Recognition Event\nContact: Wendy Winnick Wheat, (203)327-4551\n10/15/95\nGila Co. Cooperative Ext. Univ. of Arizona, Payson, AZ.\n9/12-29/94\nWestern CT AAA. Waterbury, Cheshire, Sharon, and\nContact: Ruth Carter, (602)425-7179\nThomaston, CT.\n11/16\nArizona Community Action Assn., Tucson, AZ.\nContact: Christina Fishbein, (203)757-5449\nContact: Janet Regner, (602)230-8267\n10/28-31/94\nNational Shared Housing Resource Center. Stamford, CT.\nARKANSAS\nContact: Margaret Harmon, (802)862-2727\nState Events\n11/94\nWestfield Court/Stamford Athletic Club. Stamford, CT.\n3/27/95\nState Conference\nContact: Wendy Winnick Wheat, (203)327-4551\nIssue: Intergenerational Issues, Wellness, Managed Care\nContact: Mary Lou King (501)682-8519\nLocal Recognition Events\nCORRECTIONS:\nNOTICE:\n9/7-9/95\nArkansas Division of Aging & Adult Services. Little\nRock, AR.\nIn Section 2 of the Sept/Oct\nThe September /October\nContact: Mary Lou King, (501)682-8519\nNewsletter, there was an error\nIssue of the WHCoA\nCALIFORNIA\nin the article on the WHCoA\nNewsletter will be published\nState Events\nDelegate Selection Process. It\nin four separate sections.\nTBA\n2 state conferences\nshould have read:\nThis is the final section of\nIssue: Abuse\n\"State delegations must\nthe four-part series. The\nContact: Catherine Arlette, (916) 324-2941\nreflect the following\nprior sections have been\nLocal Recognition Events\n9/29\nmatrix:\nJanet Levy Center, Chico, CA.\nmailed to you over the last\nContact: Vicki Paxton, (916)898-6758\n- 50% of all delegates\nfew weeks.\n10/28,29/94\nOlder Women's League of California, San Jose, CA,\nmust be 55 years of age\nSection 1, 2 & 3 contained:\nContact: Mary Charles, (408) 248-3839\nand older.\nWHCoA's Policy Committee\nCOLORADO\nDelegate Selection Process\n- 50% must be women.\nState Events\nWHCoA Comes Alive\nThe percentage of urban,\n9/26,27/95\nState Conference on health care, housing, security,\nGrassroots Views on\nrural and minorities must\nvolunteerism, education, reengineering the business\nWHCoA's Agenda\nof aging.\nequal that of the state's\nSection 4 features:\nContact: Rita Barreras, (303)866-5913\npopulation for each\n0 WHCoA State and Local\ngroup.\"\nEvents\nWHCoA Newsletter- September/October, 1994 Page I\nCONTENTS\n1. OVERVIEW\n2. OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED WHCOA EVENTS\n3. FINAL AGENDA\n4. WHCOA POLICY COMMITTEE\n5. WHCOA ADVISORY COMMITTEE\n6. DELEGATE APPOINTMENTS\n7. STATE-BY-STATE DELEGATE'S TABLE\n8. SATELLITE LOCATIONS\n9. SCHEDULE/AGENDA - MAY 2-5, 1995\n10. POST 1995 CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES\n11. STATUTE - - Older Americans Act\n12. NEWS CLIPPINGS\nOFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED WHCOA EVENTS\n(as of April 1, 1995)\nI.\nLocal Events\n419\nMini-Conferences\n247\nFunded Mini-conferences\n39\nState and Governors' Conferences\n58\nRegional Conferences\n32\nNational Pre-Conferences\n6\nTotal Events\n801\nII. Total number of attendees\n153,400*\nIII.\nPercentage of attendees 55 years old or older 73%\nNOTE:\n*\nWhen all attendance reports are received, we expect that over 153,400\npeople will have attended a WHCoA event.\nNEWS FROM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nContact: Bryan Preston\nFebruary 3, 1995\nJ. D. Schremser\n202-245-0105\nWHCOA ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CONFERENCE DELEGATES\nThe 1995 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) today announced that the\nnumber of delegates to the Conference has been increased by 259. The increase, recently\napproved by the WHCoA Policy Committee, brings the total number of delegates up to\n2,259.\nThe last WHCoA of this century and the fouith in history will be held May 2-5,\n1995, in Washington, D.C. Conference delegates will develop resolutions to influence\nnational aging policy over the next decade and begin mapping out a strategy for putting the\nresolutions into action.\n\"In the spirit of bipartisanship, the Policy Commmittee increased the number of\ndelegates to give new Governors and new Members of Congress an opportunity to name\ndelegates to the Conference,\" said Senator David Pryor (D-AR), who chairs the 25-member\nCommittee. \"Every American has a stake in the 1995 White House Conference on Aging,\nand the Policy Committee's aim is to make the Conference as representative as possible.\"\nEach state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will have three additional\ndelegates. Each territory will have one additional delegate. Each new Member of Congress\nwill have one delegate.\nWith the change, the number of state and territorial delegates will increase to a total\nof 1,062, up from 901. The number of delegates named by Members of Congress will\nincrease to a total of 638, up from 540. Other delegates to the Conference will be named by\nconstituent organizations (including national aging organizations and veterans groups), the\nWhite House, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the WHCoA.\n-30-\nNOTE: Chart with breakdown of State and Congressional delegations is on back of page.\n501 School Street, S.W., 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20024\nPhone (202) 245-7116\nFax (202) 245-7857\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nSTATE/CONGRESS DELEGATE TABLE\nJanuary 31, 1995\nState/Territory\nState\nCongress\nCombined\nState/Territory\nState\nCongress\nCombined\nTotal\nTotal\nAlabama\n19\n9\n28\nNew Hampshire\n11\n5\n16\nAlaska\n10\n3\n13\nNew Jersey\n28\n18\n46\nArizona\n18\n12\n30\nNew Mexico\n12\n5\n17\nArkansas\n15\n6\n21\nNew York\n52\n36\n88\nCalifornia\n69\n60\n129\nNorth Carolina\n25\n19\n44\nColorado\n16\n8\n24\nNorth Dakota\n11\n3\n14\nConnecticut\n17\n8\n25\nOhio\n35\n26\n61\nDelaware\n11\n3\n14\nOklahoma\n17\n12\n29\nDistrict of Columbia\n9\n1\n10\nOregon\n16\n9\n25\nFlorida\n51\n28\n79\nPennsylvania\n42\n29\n71\nGeorgia\n22\n16\n38\nPuerto Rico\n9\n1\n10\nHawaii\n12\n4\n16\nRhode Island\n12\n5\n17\nIdaho\n11\n5\n16\nSouth Carolina\n17\n10\n27\nIllinois\n35\n25\n60\nSouth Dakota\n11\n3\n14\nIndiana\n22\n15\n37\nTennessee\n21\n16\n37\nlowa\n16\n9\n25\nTexas\n43\n37\n80\nKansas\n15\n8\n23\nUtah\n12\n6\n18\nKentucky\n18\n10\n28\nVermont\n11\n3\n14\nLouisiana\n18\n9\n27\nVirginia\n22\n14\n36\nMaine\n12\n7\n19\nWashington\n20\n17\n37\nMaryland\n19\n11\n30\nWest Virginia\n14\n5\n19\nMassachusetts\n23\n12\n35\nWisconsin\n21\n12\n33\nMichigan\n30\n21\n51\nWyoming\n10\n5\n15\nMinnesota\n19\n13\n32\nAmerican Samoa\n2\n1\n3\nMississippi\n15\n8\n23\nGuam\n2\n1\n3\nMissouri\n22\n13\n35\nVirgin Islands\n2\n2\n4\nMontana\n11\n3\n14\nPacific Trust Terr.\n4\n0\n4\nNebraska\n13\n6\n19\nNevada\n12\n5\n17\nGrand Total\n1062\n638\n1700\nNEWS FROM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nContact:\nBryan Preston\nMarch 16, 1995\n202-245-0105\nWHCoA CALLS FOR POST-CONFERENCE EVENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS TO\nHELP IMPLEMENT RESOLUTIONS\nThe 1995 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) has called for a series of\npost-WHCoA events and public comments to help implement the resolutions to be passed at\nthe May 2-5 Conference in Washington, D.C. \"Turning Resolutions into Results: Building\nthe Legacy of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging,\" the post-Conference strategy for\nensuring the effective implementation of the resolutions passed at the Conference is published\nin the February 28 Federal Register.\nSen. David Pryor, Chairman of the 1995 WHCoA Policy Committee, remarked \"The 1995\nWHCoA is a process devoted not only to developing aging policy but also to putting it into\naction. With the guidance of these post-conference events and public comments we will do\njust that.\nAt the closing plenary session of the White House Conference on Aging, the approximately\n2200 delegates representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories will\nvote on approximately forty resolutions to guide national aging policy into the 21st century.\nPost-conference events will focus on the practical aspects of implementing these resolutions.\nOrganizations interested in sponsoring a post-Conference event should contact Karen\nGoldmeier at (202) 245-7116. The Conference will also accept public comments regarding\nresolution implementation independent of any sanctioned post-WHCoA events until October\n13, 1995. The last WHCoA request for public comments elicited over 900 responses.\n501 School Street, S.W.; 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20024\nPhone (202) 245-7116\nFax (202) 245-7857\nOLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1987\n[Public Law 100-175, November 29, 1987 (101 Stat. 926)]\nTITLE II-WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE\nON AGING\nSEC. 201. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE AUTHORIZED.\n(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that-\n(1) the number of individuals 55 years of age or older was\napproximately 52,923,000 in 1990, and will, by the year 2040,\nbe approximately 103,646,000,\n(2) more than 1 of every 8 persons 55 years of age or older\nwill be hospitalized during the next year,\n(3) the out-of-pocket costs to older individuals for health\ncare increased from 12.3 percent in 1977 to 18.2 percent in\n1988,\n(4) there is a great need to ensure access and the quality\nof affordable health care to all older individuals,\n(5) the need for a comprehensive and responsive long-term\ncare delivery system is great,\n(6) the availability and cost of suitable housing, together\nwith suitable services needed for independent or semi-inde-\npendent living, still cause concern to older individuals,\n(7) the ability to lead an independent or semi-independent\nlife is contingent, in many cases, upon the availability of a.\ncomprehensive and effective social service system for older\nindividuals,\n(8) the availability and access to opportunities for contin-\nued productivity and employment is of great importance to\nmiddle-aged and older individuals who want or need to work,\n(9) the fulfillment, dignity, and satisfaction of retirees still\ndepend on the continuing development of a consistent national\nretirement policy,\n(10) there is a continuing need to maintain and preserve\nthe national policy with respect to increasing, coordinating,\nand expediting biomedical and other appropriate research di-\nrected at determining the causes and effects of the aging proc-\ness,\n(11) false stereotypes about aging and the process of aging\ncontinue to be prevalent throughout the United States and\npolicies should be nurtured to overcome such stereotypes, and\n161\nSec. 202\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\n162\n(12) the talents and experience of older individuals rep-\nresent a valuable community resource which should be devel-\noped and more widely shared within the local community.\n(b) POLICY.-It is the policy of the Congress that-\n(1) the Federal Government should work jointly with the\nStates and their citizens to develop recommendations and\nplans for action to meet the challenges and needs of older indi-\nviduals, consistent with the objectives of this section, and\n(2) in developing programs for the aging pursuant to this\nsection emphasis should be directed toward individual, private,\nand public initiatives and resources intended to enhance the\neconomic security and self-sufficiency of elder Americans.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nSEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE.\nMay 31, 1995\n(a) AUTHORITY TO CALL CONFERENCE.-Not later than Decem-\nber 31, 1994 the President shall convene the White House Con-\nference on Aging in order to develop recommendations for addi-\ntional research and action in the field of aging which will further\nthe policy set forth in subsection (b).\n(b) PLANNING AND DIRECTION.-The Conference shall be\nplanned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary in co-\noperation with the Commissioner on Aging and the Director of the\nNational Institute on Aging, and the heads of such other Federal\ndepartments and agencies as are appropriate. Such assistance may\ninclude the assignment of personnel.\n(c) PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE.-The purpose of the Con-\nference shall be-\n(1) to increase the public awareness of the interdependence\nof generations and the essential contributions of older individ-\nuals to society for the well-being of all generations;\n(2) to identify the problems facing older individuals and\nthe commonalities of the problems with problems of younger\ngenerations;\n(3) to examine the well-being of older individuals, includ-\ning the impact the wellness of older individuals has on our\naging society;\n(4) to develop such specific and comprehensive rec-\nommendations for executive and legislative action as may be\nappropriate for maintaining and improving the well-being of\nthe aging;\n(5) to develop recommendations for the coordination of\nFederal policy with State and local needs and the implementa-\ntion of such recommendations; and\n(6) to review the status and multigenerational value of rec-\nommendations adopted at previous White House Conferences\non Aging.\n(d) CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND DELEGATES.-\n(1) PARTICIPANTS.-In order to carry out the purposes of\nthis section, the Conference shall bring together-\n(A) representatives of Federal, State, and local\ngovernments,\n(B) professional and lay people who are working in the\nfield of aging, and\n163\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nSec. 203\n(C) representatives of the general public, particularly\nolder individuals.\n(2) SELECTION OF DELEGATES.-The delegates shall be se-\nlected without regard to political affiliation or past partisan ac-\ntivity and shall, to the best of the appointing authority's abil-\nity, be representative of the spectrum of thought in the field\nof aging. Delegates shall include individuals who are profes-\nsionals, individuals who are nonprofessionals, minority individ-\nuals, and individuals from low-income families.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nSEC. 203. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) ADMINISTRATION.-In administering this section, the Sec-\nretary shall-\n(1) provide written notice to all members of the Policy\nCommittee of each meeting, hearing, or working session of the\nPolicy Committee not later than 48 hours before the occurrence\nof such meeting, hearing, or working session,\n(2) request the cooperation and assistance of the heads of\nsuch other Federal departments and agencies as may be appro-\npriate in the carrying out of this section,\n(3) furnish all reasonable assistance, including financial\nassistance, to State agencies on the aging and to area agencies\non the aging, and to other appropriate organizations (including\norganizations representing older Indians), to enable them to or-\nganize and conduct conferences in conjunction with the Con-\nference,\n(4) make available for public comment a proposed agenda,\nprepared by the Policy Committee, for the Conference which\nwill reflect to the greatest extent possible the major issues fac-\ning older individuals consistent with the provisions of sub-\nsection (a),\n(5) prepare and make available background materials for\nthe use of delegates to the Conference which the Secretary\ndeems necessary, and\n(6) engage such additional personnel as may be necessary\nto carry out the provisions of this section without regard to\nprovisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-\nments in the competitive service, and without regard to chap-\nter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating\nto classification and General Schedule pay rates.\n(b) DUTIES.-The Secretary shall, in carrying out the Sec-\nretary's responsibilities and functions under this section, and as\npart of the White House Conference on Aging, ensure that-\n(1) the conferences under subsection (a)(2) shall-\nsubsection (a) (3)\n(A) include a conference on older Indians to identify\nconditions that adversely affect older Indians, to propose\nsolutions to ameliorate such conditions, and to provide for\nthe exchange of information relating to the delivery of\nservices to older Indians, and\n(B) be so conducted as to assure broad participation of\nolder individuals,\n(2) the agenda prepared under subsection (a)(4) for the\nConference is published in the Federal Register not later than\nSec 204\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\n164\n30 days after such agenda is approved by the Policy Commit-\ntee, and the Secretary may republish such agenda together\nwith the recommendations of the Secretary regarding such\nagenda,\nsubsection (a)\n(3) the personnel engaged under subsection (a)(5) shall be\nfairly balanced in terms of points of views represented and\nshall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or pre-\nvious partisan activities,\n(4) the recommendations of the Conference are not inap-\npropriately influenced by any appointing authority or by any\nspecial interest, but will instead be the result of the independ-\nent judgment of the Conference, and\n(5) current and adequate statistical data, including decen-\nnial census data, and other information on the well-being of\nolder individuals in the United States are readily available, in\nadvance of the Conference, to the delegates of the Conference,\ntogether with such information as may be necessary to evalu-\nate Federal programs and policies relating to aging. In carry-\ning out this subparagraph, the Secretary is authorized to make\ngrants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, public\nagencies and nonprofit private organizations.\n(c) GIFTS.-The Secretary may accept, on behalf of the United\nStates, gifts (in cash or in kind, including voluntary and uncompen-\nsated services), which shall be available to carry out this title. Gifts\nof cash shall be available in addition to amounts appropriated to\ncarry out this title.\n(d) RECORDS.-The Secretary shall maintain records\nregarding-\n(1) the sources, amounts, and uses of gifts accepted under\nsubsection (c); and\n(2) the identity of each person receiving assistance to carry\nout this title, and the amount of such assistance received by\neach such person.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nSEC. 204. POLICY COMMITTEE; RELATED COMMITTEES.\n(a) POLICY COMMITTEE.-\n(1) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a Policy Com-\nmittee comprised of 25 members to be selected, not later than\nDecember 31, 19\n90 days after the enactment of the Older Americans Act\nAmendments of 1992, as follows:\n(A) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.-Thirteen members\nshall be selected by the President and shall include-\n(i) 3 members who are officers or employees of the\nUnited States; and\n(ii) 10 members with experience in the field of\naging, who may include representatives of public aging\nagencies, institution-based organizations, and minority\naging organizations.\n(B) HOUSE APPOINTEES.-Four members shall be se-\nlected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,\nafter consultation with the Minority Leader of the House\nof Representatives, and shall include members of the Com-\nmittee on Education and Labor of the House of Represent-\n165\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nSec.\n201\natives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of\nRepresentatives, and the Select Committee on Aging of the\nHouse of Representatives. Not more than 3 members se-\nlected under this subparagraph may be associated or affili-\nated with the same political party.\n(C) SENATE APPOINTEES.-Four members shall be se-\nlected by the Majority Leader of the Senate, after consulta-\ntion with the Minority Leader of the Senate, and shall in-\nclude members of the Committee on Labor and Human Re-\nsources of the Senate, the Committee on Finance of the\nSenate, and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate.\nNot more than 3 members selected under this subpara-\ngraph may be associated or affiliated with the same politi-\ncal party.\n(D) JOINT APPOINTEES.-Four members shall be se-\nlected jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representa-\ntives and the Majority Leader of the Senate, after con-\nsultation with the minority leaders of the House and Sen-\nate, and shall include representatives with experience in\nthe field of aging, who may include representatives de-\nscribed in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii). Not more than 2 mem-\nbers selected under this subparagraph may be associated\nor affiliated wich the same political party.\n(2) DUTIES OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE.-The Policy Com-\nmittee shall initially meet at the call of the Secretary, but not\nlater than 30 days after the last member is selected under sub-\nsection (a). Subsequent meetings of the Policy Committee shall\nbe held at the call of the chairperson of the Policy Committee.\nThrough meetings, hearings, and working sessions, the Policy\nCommittee shall-\n(A) make recommendations to the Secretary to facili-\ntate the timely convening of the Conference;\n(B) formulate and approve a proposed agenda for the\nConference not later than 60 days after the first meeting\n90 days\nof the Policy Committee;\n(C) make recommendations for participants and dele-\ngates of the Conference;\n(D) establish the number of delegates to be selected\nunder section 202(d)(2); and\n(E) formulate and approve the initial report of the\nConference in accordance with section 205.\n(3) QUORUM; COMMITTEE VOTING; CHAIRPERSON.-\n(A) QUORUM.-Thirteen members shall constitute a\nquorum for the purpose of conducting the business of the\nPolicy Committee, except that 17 members shall constitute\na quorum for purposes of approving the agenda required\nby paragraph (2)(B) and the report required by paragraph\n(2)(E).\n(B) VOTING.-The Policy Committee shall act by the\nvote of the majority of the members present.\n(C) CHAIRPERSON.-The President shall select a chair-\nperson from among the members of the Policy Committee.\nThe chairperson may vote only to break a tie vote of the\nother members of the Policy Committee.\nSec. 205\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\n166\n(b) ADVISORY AND OTHER COMMITTEES.-\n(1) IN GENERAL.-The President shall establish an advisory\ncommittee to the Conference which shall include, representa-\ntion from the Federal Council on Aging and other public agen-\ncies and private nonprofit organizations as appropriate. The\nPresident shall consider for appointment to the advisory com-\nmittee individuals recommended by the Policy Committee.\n(2) 1 OTHER COMMITTEES.-The Secretary may establish such\nother committees, including technical committees, as may be nec-\nessary to assist in the planning, conducting, and reviewing of the\nConference.\n(c) COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES.-Each committee established\nunder subsection (b) shall be composed of professionals and public\nmembers, and shall include individuals from low-income families\nand from minority groups. A majority of the public members of\neach such committee shall be 55 years of age or older, and individ-\nuals who are Native Americans.\n(d) COMPENSATION.-Appointed members of any such commit-\ntee (other than any officers or employees of the Federal Govern-\nment), while attending conferences or meetings of the committee or\notherwise serving at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled\nto receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but\nnot to exceed the daily-preseribed rate for GS 18 under section\nequivalent of\n5332 of title 5, United States Code (including travel time). While\nthe maximum rat\naway from their homes or regular places of business, such members\nof pay payable\nmay be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-\nunder section 5:\nsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of such title for persons\nemployed intermittently in Federal Government service.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nSEC. 205. REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE.\n(a) PROPOSED REPORT.-A proposed report of the Conference,\nwhich shall include a statement of comprehensive coherent na-\ntional policy on aging together with recommendations for the im-\nplementation of the policy, shall be published and submitted to the\nchief executive officers of the States not later than 90 days follow-\ning the date on which the Conference is adjourned. The findings\nand recommendations included in the published proposed report\nshall be immediately available to the public.\n(b) RESPONSE TO PROPOSED REPORT.-The chief executive offi-\ncers of the States, after reviewing and soliciting recommendations\nand comments on the report of the Conference, shall submit to the\nPolicy Committee, not later than 90 days after receiving the report,\ntheir views and findings on the recommendations of the Con-\nference.\n(c) REPORTS.-\n(1) INITIAL REPORT.-The Policy Committee shall, after re-\nviewing the views and recommendations of the chief executive\nofficers of the States, prepare and approve an initial report of\nthe Conference, which shall include a compilation of the ac-\ntions of the chief executive officers of the States and take into\nconsideration the views and findings of such officers.\n1 Indentation error in amendment made by section 834(2) of Public Law 102-375. Should\namend 80 8.9 to align the left margin of this paragraph with the left margin of paragraph (1).\n167\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\nSec. 207\n(2) Not later than 60 days after such initial report is trans-\nmitted by the Policy Committee, the Secretary shall publish\nsuch initial report in the Federal Register. The Secretary may\nrepublish a final report together with such additional views\nand recommendations as the Secretary considers to be appro-\npriate.\n(d) RECOMMENDATIONS OF POLICY COMMITTEE.-The Policy\nCommittee shall, within 90 days after submission of the views of\nthe chief executive officers of the States, publish and transmit to\nthe President and to the Congress recommendations for the admin-\nistrative action and the legislation necessary to implement the rec-\nommendations contained within the report.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nSEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.\nFor the purposes of this title—\n(1) the term \"area agency on aging\" has the meaning given\nthe term in section 102(17) of the Older Americans Act of 1965\n(42 U.S.C. 3002(17)),\n(2) the term \"State agency on aging\" means the State\nagency designated under section 305(a)(1) of the Act,\n(3) the term \"Secretary\" means the Secretary of Health\nand Human Services,\n(4) the term \"Conference\" means the White House Con-\nference on Aging, and\n(5) the term \"State\" means any of the several States, the\nDistrict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,\nGuam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Terri-\ntory of the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth of the North-\nern Mariana Islands.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\nof the United States.\nSEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n(a) AUTHORIZATION.-\n(1) IN GENERAL.-There are authorized to be appropriated\nsuch sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1992 through\n1994 to carry out this title.\n(2) CONTRACTS.-Authority to enter into contracts under\nthis title shall be effective only to the extent, or in such\namounts as are, provided in advance in appropriations Acts.\n(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.-\n(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraph (3),\nfunds appropriated to carry out this title and funds received as\ngifts under section 203(c) shall remain available for obligation\nor expenditure until June 30, 1995, or the expiration of the\none-year period beginning on the date the Conference adjourns,\nwhichever occurs earlier.\n(2) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.-Except as provided in para-\ngraph (3), any such funds neither expended nor obligated be-\nfore June 30, 1906, or the expiration of the one-year period be-\nginning on the date the Conference adjourns, whichever occurs\nearlier, shall be available to carry out the Older Americans Act\nof 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).\n(3) CONFERENCE NOT CONVENED.-If the Conference is not\nconvened before June 30, 1994, such funds neither expended\nDecember 31, 19\nSec. 207\nWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING\n168\nnor obligated before such date shall be available to carry out\nthe Older Americans Act of 1965.\n(42 U.S.C. 3001 note)\n* Section 831 through Section 839 of the Older Americans Not\nAmendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-375) contained: (1)\namendments to the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987,\nwhich are already reflected in the preceding text, and (2)\nthe following provisions:\nSection 837. Savings Provision\nAll personnel assigned or engaged under section 202 (b)\nor section 203 (a) (5) of the Older Americans Act Amendments\nof 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note) as in effect immediately\nbefore the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue\nto be assigned or engaged under such section after such date\nnotwithstanding the amendments made by this subtitle.\nSection 838. Sense of the Congress\nIt is the sense of the Congress that the White House\nConference on Aging should consider the impact of the\nearnings test in effect under section 203 of the Social\nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 403) on older individuals who are\nemployed.\n* * Section 6 of the Older Americans Act Technical Amendments\nof 1993 (Public Law 103-171) contained additional technical\namendments to the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987\nwhich are noted in the margins of the preceding next.\nRevised Agenda\nAdvisory Committee\nWhite House Conference on Aging\nMarch 3, 1995 9 - 11 AM\nWashington, DC\n9:00 - 9:10\nWelcome\nRobert B. Blancato\nWHCoA Executive Director\n9:10 - 9:15\nSwearing-in of members\n9:15 - 9:45\nIntroduction of members\nMembers\n(short statements by\nmembers)\n9:45 - 9:55\nRemarks\nRichard J. Hodes, MD\nDirector\nNational Institute on Aging\n9:55 - 10:00\nPurpose of the meeting\nMr. Blancato\n10:00 - 10:45\nResponsibilities of Advisory\nDiscussion\nCommittee\nPre-Conference:\n-\nResolutions process\n-\nFacilitators/issue\nexperts\n-\nBackground papers\n-\nConference agenda\nConference:\n-\nAgenda implementation\n-\nResolutions process\nPost-Conference:\n-\nResolutions\n-\nConference report\n-\nI\nPost-Conference events\n10:45 - 11:00\nNext steps/closing\nMembers\nMETRO/NORTHWEST\nTHE OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1995\nAdvocate on aging visits state to gear for parley\nRobert B. Blancato of the\nand how they cover the state of rela-\n\"\nTwo out of three of the 380 retirees\nWhite House Conference on\ntions between the generations in\nwho participated In the survey listed\nAging says topics will cover\nthis country.\"\naffordable health care as their top\nBlancato made his first visit to Or-\nNow you name me a\nIssue. Social Security concerns were\nabuse, child care and disease\negon while preparing for the White\ncommunity\nwhere an\na distant second, followed by ques-\nHouse Conference on Aging. Blanca-\ntions about long-term care. Other\nBy SPENCER HEINZ\nto, 43, Is a Clinton administration\nolder person is not a\ntop issues included crime and safe-\nof The Oregonian staff\nappointee who served in the 1980s as\nstaff director of the House Select\nproductive member\nty, income security, low-Income\nhousing, the national deficit, govern-\nSALEM Alzheimer's disease.\nCommittee on Aging's subcommittee\nRobert B. Blancato\nment credibility, education and\nAbuse of the elderly. Health care.\non human services The conference\ntransportation.\nGrandparents raising their chil-\nis the fourth such one since 1961 and\nTop concerns of the 33 responding\ndren's children. Inaccurate media\nthe last one planned for this centu-\n\"\nservice providers included long-\nportrayals of older persons.\nry.\nterm care, affordable health care\nJAN 06 '95 03:06PM SDSD PROGRAM ASSISTANCE\nThose will be some of the hot top-\nScheduled May 2-5 In Washington,\nand Social Security.\nics at the upcoming White House\nD.C., the conference will make rec-\nBlancato said the success of the\nConference on Aging, the executive\nommendations for a national aging\nupcoming conference would depend\ndirector of the conference said\npolicy to take the country into the\nCirculating at Wednesday's gath-\non putting recommendations into ac-\nWednesday in Salem.\n21st century.\nering were results of a survey of sev-\nNon.\nThe conference will bring together\neral hundred Oregon residents.\nRobert B. Blancato said older peo-\n\"The roads that get us there all re-\nple around the nation when asked\n2,000 delegates selected by Congress,\nJames A. Davis and Associates con-\nvolve around the term 'advocacy,'\nwhat they think of how well the\nthe White House, governors and oth-\nducted the survey on behalf of Ore.\nBlancalo said, \"because I believe\nmedia cover aging replied that\ners.\ngon's planning committee for the\nsincerely this is a conference where\nmore local reporters were being as-\nAbout 600 meetings have been\nWhite House conference.\nadvocacy Is going to be so, so impor-\nsigned to the issues. But they said\nplanned around the nation as dele-\nAmong survey findings:\ntant.\"\nthe national media tended to portray\ngates develop recommendations and\nthem as \"greedy geezers\" or. as\nset priorities. Blancato was in town\n\"burdens to society.\"\nto meet with the Oregon State Con-\nference on Aging, which has been\n\"Now you name me a community\ngathering viewpoints to help fine-\nin this state or this country where\ntune Oregon's priorities for the con-\nan older person is not a productive\nference.\nmember of that community,\" Blan-\ncato told the crowd of Oregon's con-\nBlancato said grandparents have\nference representatives.\nbecome the primary caregivers for\nS.1 million grandchildren. Grand-\n\"There are lons and tons of com-\nparents also serve as the primary\nmunities and millions of seniors\nday-care providers for another 2 mil-\nwho are actively involved in the\nlion grandcbildren, he said.\ncommunity. But that's not the mes-:\n\"Another challenge,\" Blancato\nsage that often gets out through the\nsaid, \"Is the need for us to recognize\nnational media.\naging as a generational issue in this\n\"So the White House Conference\ncountry. We are not having a White\nsees a 'bully pulpit' opportunity\nHouse Conference on 'the aged.' It's\nBlancato said. 'Not to convert any\na much broader and much more\nbody, but just to level the playing challenging issue for us to deal with.\nfield a little on how the I\n1\ncover\nOur policy discussions have to re-\naging, how they portray the elderly 1\n1\nthat.\"\nFriday Feb 17\nAGING\nConference\nFrom Page ID\nhe joked that they had strayed from\nmixes wit,\nthe topic to discuss sex, rock 'n' roll,\nand violence.\n\"The group loved sex and rock 'n'\nactivism\n1\nroll,\" he said, \"but it's violence that\n$\nhas got to go!\"\n-\nSuch stereotype-busting comments\n-\nwere common; these are people\nBy L. Kelly\nwho want to remain in the main-\nThe Wichita Eagle\n;\nstream of society.\n-\nHUTCHINSON - They want to make\nThere was Hutchinson resident\nthe world a better place. They want to\n)\nSamuel Kahalewai, 76, who said he\nshare their wisdom. They don't feel \"old\"\nt\nwas happy to help define what is-\nand they are not ready to sit quietly in\nsues are important to older Ameri-\ncans. He believes that job retraining\nrocking chairs.\nAnd SO more than 200 Kansans of many\nand volunteering to help others are\nt\nvital to \"productive aging\"\nages continued their two-day conference\n/\nThere was Lucille Horyna, of\non aging Friday to talk about their prob-\nHutchinson, who is 78 and volun-\nlems and to propose solutions. The resolu-\nteers at her church and in a mentor-\ntions they helped write at the Kansas\ning program that helps single par-\nWhite House Conference on Aging will be\nents. She attended the state\npresented at a national conference May 2-\n1\nconference because, \"Anything that\n5 in Washington, D.C.\n1\nwe can do to make our lives a little\nThe Hutchinson gathering - which was\nbetter, that's what I think we need\ncoordinated by the Kansas Department on\n3\nto be active in.\"\nAging and the Kansas Association of Area\n1\nAnd there was Marilyn Atkinson,\nAgencies on Aging - drew members of\n;\n65, of St. John, who has been retired\nthe general public, along with representa-\nt\nfor two years and has a good role\ntives of organizations and agencies that\nmodel for active aging in her nearly\ndeal with older Kansans.\nblind 86-year-old father, who helps\nLaughter helped lighten the complex\nher deliver Meals on Wheels.\nand serious topics, which included health\n\"If I can go back to my communi-\ncare, crime, isolation, stereotypes and reg-\nty and talk to people about the is-\nulations.\nsues of aging, I feel like that's good,\"\nFor example, Art Collins of the Wyan-\nshe said. \"And I think that it will\ndotte-Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging\nmake a difference.\"\nhelped lead a discussion on ways to im-\nTwenty-three Kansas delegates\nprove the economic security of senior citi-\nwill attend the national conference,\nzens. While presenting the group's ideas,\nwhere ideas from across the coun-\n1\nSee AGING, Page 3D\ntry will be consolidated into 40 reso-\nlutions designed to influence nation-\nal policy for the next 10 years.\nAmong the dozens of proposals\nthe Kansas delegates will carry:\nTimes UNION 3/9/95\nllbany, N.Y. Thursday, March 9, 1995\nState to take agenda for aging to Vashington\nBY KENNETH C. CROWE II\nmendations in six areas that will\ngates marched on the Saratoga\nin place,\" said Ray, who is executive\nfuture of aging programs.\nStaff writer,\nguide the delegation at the White\nSprings district office of state Senate\ndirector of the New York State Wide\nSARATOGA SPRINGS - When\nThe platform stresses that the\nHouse Conference on the Aging 6d\nMajority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-\nSenior Action Council and a delegate\nprograms serve members of different\nthe state's 88 delegates go to Wash-\n\"They did an excellent job,\" said\nBrunswick, to protest a $1.2 billion\nto both the state and national meet-\nington in May to set the course for\ngenerations.\nMaribeth Barsani, executive deputy\nreduction in state Medicaid pro-\nings.\nthe next decade on issues confronting\ndirector of the state Office for the\ngrams.\nRay said the conference was on\nthe aging, they 11, bring a platform\nThe conference at, the Saratoga\nAging. \"It was an ambitious agenda.\nBonnie, Ray of Hoags Corners,\ncerned that people understand there\nhammered out in a statewide con-\nWe have a plan for the next decade in\nRensselaet County, said working on\nSprings City. Center was the end\nshould not be generation conflict\nvention held here this week.\nresult of 125 meetings, involving\naging programs. They planned for\nthe program was difficult for the\nThe platform emphasized that\nThe 500 delegates to the New York\ntheir grandchildren and children, as\ndelegates while seeing the state and\n30,000 people, that were held across\nhealth care, housing and long term\nstate Governor's Conference on Ag-\nwell as themselves.\nfederal governments propose the\nthe state during the past year.\ncare should be affordable and avail\ning drew together a list of 60 recom-\nThe platform was put together\nsystematic destruction of the safety\nThe six areas in the platform are\nable\nunder the cloud of state and federal\nnext for all vulnerable groups.\nhealth care, housing, long-term care,\nIt also stated that economic security\nDecks,\nspending cuts.\nThe people at the conference are a\neconomic security, serving older mi-\nty should be provided and funding for\nNow\nweld\nOn Tuesday, more than 100 dele-\ngeneration who put these programs\nnorities and the disabled, and the\naging programs should be continued\nPorches\nIn 1980, an architect\n$ a builder created a\ny to produce\nidsom\n3/9/95\nMETRO\nTHE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER\nChisholm encourages seniors\nAging conference\nChisholm challenged conference\nest \"preconference\" that has been\nparticipants to show their power at\nOlder\nheld, he said. There are more than\nto help establish\nthe ballot box.\npeople\n700 registered participants from\n\"You can't make people do what\nnational agenda\nthey don't want to do, but you can\nhave\nOhio, Kentucky and Indiana attend-\ning the two-day event, which ends\nexercise a certain penance,\" she\nbecome a\ntoday.\nBY KARLA SCOON\nsaid. \"You can institute certain\npolitical\nAbout 60 percent of the partici-\nThe Cincinnati Enquirer\nsanctions.\"\nFORT MITCHELL - Shirley\nChisholm, who in 1972 became\nforce to be\npants, who were selected by mem-\nbers of Congress or social service\nChisholm, the first black woman\nthe first black woman to run for\nreckoned\nagencies, are 60 or older, he said.\nelected to Congress, said Wednes-\npresident, said by the year 2020,\nmore than 40 million Americans\nwith in\nSmiley said five recommenda-\nday she was wary. of senior citi-\ntions from the conference will be\nzens' political clout while she was\nwill be 65 or older. She said Ameri-\nAmerica.\noutlined in a report and forwarded\nin office.\ncans need to view the elderly as\nWe older Americans\nto the national conference commit-\npeople with \"human needs, human\ndignity and worth.\"\nare the change agents\ntee.\nChisholm, who kicked off the\nTristate White House Conference\nConference participants took\nCecil Wilford Sr., 69, of West\nin this society.'\non Aging at the Drawbridge Inn,\npart in workshops Wednesday to\nCollege Hill, said seniors do have\nlearn more about issues from\nsaid she - like many politicians -\nthe power to influence the deci-\n- Shirley Chisolm\nhealth insurance to abuse of the\nfeared the tenacity and determina-\nsions politicians make. He said he\ntion of older Americans who\nelderly.\nhas voted more consistently as the\nworked to make sure Congress did\nToday, they will meet in cau-\nyears have passed.\nnot overlook their needs.\ntional White House Conference on\ncuses to give input to the Tristate\n\"We know we've got clout. (Pol-\nAging will be held May 2-4 in\nconference report.\n\"Older people have become a\niticians) take notice when seniors\nWashington.\nRobert Blancato, executive di-\npolitical force to be reckoned with\ncome out,\" he said.\nrector of the 1995 White House\nin America,\" said Chisholm, 70,\nConference chairman A. Eugene\nSmiley said a national confer-\nConference on Aging, and William\nwho represented New York in the\nSmiley said the event is one of 60\nence is held every 20 years to help\nBenson, deputy assistant secretary\nHouse of Representatives from\nsimilar events being held nation-\ncreate an agenda for Congress to\nfor aging with the U.S. Depart-\n1969 to 1983. \"We older Ameri-\nwide-to gather input from seniors\ndevelop a clear policy on older\nment of Health and Human Serv-\ncans are the change agents in this\non issues they want addressed by\nAmericans.\nices also are scheduled to speak\nsociety.\"\nthe federal government. The Na-\nThe Tristate event is the larg-\ntoday.\nBenton Harbor-St. Joe,MI\nHerald-Palladium\nBenton Harbor Met Area\nFriday\n0 34,118\nMAR 10, 1995\nN3222\nLUCE\nPRESS CLIPPINGS\nFrench to attend aging conference\nEy ANITA SMITH.\nt -P Staff Writer\nHealth care, income security\nEngler and 17 named by mem-\nbers of the state's Congressional\nare top issues with delegates\ndelegation.\nPaula French, executive direc-\nThe number of delegates cho-\ntor of the St. Joseph-Lincoln\nsen by the state's governor is\nSenior Center, will serve as a del-\nnation.\nOn Monday and Tuesday, she\nbased on the state's population of\ne gate to the White House Confer-\n\"The top five issues people are\nwill attend a pre-White House\npeople 55 and older, compared to\nence on Aging set for May 2-5 in\nmost concerned about are health-\nConference with all Michigan del-\nthe nation's total population 55\nWashington, D.C.\n/long-term care, income security\negates at the Kellogg Center in\nand older. Delegations selected\nShe was appointed a delegate\nand other benefits, housing/social\nLansing. There they will develop\nby governors must be composed\nby U.S. Rep. Fred Upton.\nand community services, crime\na policy platform to reflect the\nof 50 percent people 55 and older\nThe 2,259 delegates from\nand personal safety, and interde-\nneeds of Michigan's maturing\nand 50 percent women. In addi-\nhroughout the country will join\npendence\nof\ngenerations,\"\npopulation.\ntion, minorities, urban and rural\nPresident Clinton and others to\nFrench said.\nThe issues to be discussed in\nresidents must be represented\ndevelop resolutions about the na-\nBecause all delegates can not\nLansing next week were com-\naccording to their representation\ntional aging policy over the next\ndeal with all 18 issues in four\npiled from issues brought up at\nin the state's total population.\ndecade and begin planning strat-\ndays, delegates are to select one\nsmaller mini-conferences held\nThis White House Conference\negy to implement the resolutions.\nor two issues of interest to them\nthroughout Michigan last fall, she\nsaid.\non Aging is the fourth such con-\nFrench said the White House\nbefore breaking into small focus\nference ever assembled and the\nConference on Aging will deal\ngroups. French hasn't yet de-\nMichigan's delegation for the\nPAULA FRENCH\nWashington meeting will include\nlast of this century.\nwith 18 issues gathered from\ncided which interest groups she\nAppointed delegate\nI public opinion from across the\nwill join.\n27 delegates named by Gov. John\nSunday\nSUN 24,200\nMAR\n12. 1995\nP3354\nLUCE\nCLIPPINGS\nLincoln professor to attend national conference on aging\nBy MIKKI BURLE\nin senior initiatives since 1974.\nand regional activities as well as\nNews Tribune\nThe 1995 conference is the\nmini conferences and focus\nDolores Penn, an assistant pro-\nfourth one ever and will be the\ngroups.\nfessor at Lincoln University and\nlast of this century. Leading up to\nEach Missouri congressman\nthe gerontology specialist for Uni-\nthe conference are more than 700\nnamed one delegate to the confer-\nversity Extension, will be a Mis-\nofficially recognized events across\nence, and Carnahan named 18 del-\nsouri delegate in May to the White\nthe nation, including local, state\negates.\nHouse Conference on Aging in\nWashington, D.C.\nMrs. Penn, who was named by\nGov. Mel Carnahan, is one of at\nleast 29 delegates from Missouri\nOfficial expect 2,259 delegates\nfrom around the country to join\nPresident Clinton and others for\nthe conference. The delegates will\ndevelop resolutions to influence\nnational aging policy over the next\ndecade and map out a strategy for\nputting the resolutions into action.\nMrs. Penn, who attended the\n1981 conference, said delegates\nhave been attending training ses-\nsions to discuss policy issues that\nwill be addressed at the confer-\nence, including health and income\nsecurity, long-term care, Social Se-\ncurity and quality of life.\nMrs. Penn, who is 62, said she\nsupports any policies that would\nimprove health care use, promote\naffordable universal health insur-\nance, and give tax credits toward\ntraining opportunities to middle-\nDolores Penn, on assistant professor of Lincoln University; is one of\nage and older women who want to\nof least 29 Missouri delegates who will attend the White House\nreturn to the workforce or to\nConference on Aging.\nschool for advanced degrees.\nThe delegates are \"concerned\nhead of the university's music de-\nsoutheast Missouri counties be-\nabout the elderly. We want to\npartment\ncause women, especially older mi-\nmake sure that they have a great\nAs part of her duties at the uni-\nnority women, who live in the area\nquality of life,\" Mrs. Penn said.\nversity, Mrs. Penn designs and de-\nhave the lowest income in the\nMrs. Penn and her husband,\nvelops educational programs for\nstate and the poorest health, she\nMarshall, have lived in Jefferson\nolder adults throughout the state.\nsaid.\nCity since 1989. He is the retired\nShe has a special interest in\nMrs: Penn also is a member of\nthe state Advisory Council on\nAging. She is the project director\nfor two grants for cancer preven-\ntion and control, one financed by\nthe Missouri Department of\nHealth and the other by the Na-\ntional Cancer Institute in Wash-\nington, D.C. She has been involved\nThursday, March 16, 1995, Page B3\nCuyahoga\nBeaconJournal\nTHE\nSummit\nPortage\nMedina\nStark\nREGION\nAcron, at10\nWayne\nTODAY'S TOPIC: Conference on Aging\nLocal voices due in D.C.\nDelegates will relay\narea's collective thinking\nProfiling the older population\non issues affecting elderly\nThe following delegates will rep-\nAcrossithe.nation\nresent the region at the White\nHouse Conference on Aging, May 2-\nThe nation's elderly population, 10 times larger now\nning in 2011. Eleven states could have more than 1\n5. Here are some of the topics they\nthan in 1900, is expected to more than double between\nmillion elderly by 2010. Ohio's elderly population ranks\nwant to discuss at the conference:\n1990 and 2030 as Baby Boomers reach age 65 begin-\namong the highest in the United States.\n\"When people go into nursing\nhomes, it can cost $30,000 to\nPopulation 65 years and\n$36,000 a year. You can run\nover in 1990\nthrough your life savings and\nthe spouse who remains at home\nUnder\ncan suffer financial strain That's\n200,000\nan issue I'm\nparticularly in-\n200,000-\nD.C.\nterested in\n499,999\n\"Many ex-\n500,000-\nperts feel that\n999,999\nhelping people\nstay in their\n1 million\nown homes\nor more\nwill help pre-\nvent them\nfrom these ex-\nAcross Ohio\npensive, ex-\nMargaret Olds\npensive long-\nAlmost one-third of older Ohioans live\nNinty-five percent of all older\nterm care costs. I want to be sure\nalone; of those age 75 and older, more\nOhioans would prefer to live In\nthere is provision for elderly who\nthan half live alone.\ntheir own home, even if they need\nneed this kind of care to get it, even\nwhen their resources are depleted.\nIncome for Ohio elders who are\noutside care. Two-thirds of Ohio\n\"Services such as Mobile Meals\nminorities is much lower than for\nelders live on their OWN,\nand Passport, which helps older\nwhite Ohio elders. About 1 in 4 older\ndepending mainly on help from\nOhioans remain in their homes, are\nwhite Ohio residents takes in less\nfamily, friends and neighbors.\nsubject to uncertain funding. As the\nthan $9,500 a year, for older African-\nolder population increases, the need\nAmericans in Ohio, over 4 in 10 take\nSlightly over 137,000 older Ohioans\nwill also increase.\nin less than $9,500.\nare employed.\n\"Programs that help older well\nFewer Ohio elders live below the\nadults stay productive are impor-\nOhioans age 85 and older are part\ntant to maintain, also.\nMore than 8 out of 10 older Ohioans\npoverty rate than the national average.\nof the fastest-growing age group\n\"One of the roles of the dele-\nown homes, and more than\nOhio's older population ranks 7th\nin the state. The 85-plus group\ngates will be to come back and\ntwo-thirds own homes that are\nin the nation. The total elderly\nincreased by 77 percent between\nmobilize the people here, to get\nmortgage-free.\npopulation is 1.432 million\n1970 to 1990.\ndone what we need to get done.\nUltimately, it all goes back to the\nAcrossithe.region.\nvoter.\n- Margaret Olds, Cuyahoga Falls,\ndirector of Summit County's\nHere are numbers\nHere are numbers showing the growth in the 65-plus population from 1980 to 1990\nOASIS educational program, ap-\nPercent\nreflecting the percent of\npointed by Rep. Tom Sawyer.\npopulation\n1980\n1990\ncelders in the total popul;\nof\nation of each area in 1990:\nCounty\ngrowth\nPopulation\npopulation\npopulation\nhope to share experiences\nthat will sensitize the government\n9,667\nPortage\n38% growth\nPortage\n9.36%\n13,341\nto the ongoing\nSummit\n13.83%\nneeds of the\nSummit\n21% growth\nSENVENTING\n58,997\nelderty poor.\n71,214\nMedina\n9,69%\n\"I hope to\nMedina\n47% growth\n8,067\nadvocate for\nNational\n24.3\nStark\n14.41%\n11,860\ncontinuing the\npopulation\npercent\nOlder Ameri-\nStark\n25% growth\nTHE\n42,321\ngowth\nWayne\n11.63%\ncans Act, and\n52,971\nOhio\nOhio\n12.6%\nagainst cutting\n9,301\npopulation\n20.38\nmeaningful\nWayne\n27% growth\ngrowth\npercent\nNational\n11,803\n13.1%\nprograms such\nSOURCES U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Department of Adne Knight Ridder\nas the Foster\nMyrtle Peters\nJAMEE TANNER/ Beacon Journal\nGrandparent\nProgram, the Retired and Senior\nVolunteer Program, and the Senior\nthe country. These include older\nCompanion Program.\"\nadults as mentors for children and\nTAKING PART\n- Myrtle Peters, Akron, direc-\ntheir parents in high-risk families,\ntor of Akron's Foster Grandparent\nas mentors for first-time juvenile\nTo attend the preconference: Ohio's pre-\n5500. Registration deadline is April 5.\nPrograms. appointed by Gov.\noffenders, as tutors, and as staff\nconference for the National White House Con-\nTo attend the conference: There are 250\nGeorge Voinovich.\nmembers in day care centers.\nference on Aging will be held April 13 in Co\n\"observer seats\" available at the conference\n\"These programs have enjoyed\nlumbus. Topics to be discussed are health\nat the Washington (D.C.) Hilton. For more in-\n\"Many important focus issues,\na high success rate, with benefits\ncare, crime, economic security, transportation\nranging from health care to crime\nand housing.\nformation, contact Shirley Coben, (202) 245\nand personal\nfor both the young and the old. In a\nResults will be carried to the White House\n7826.\ntime of decreasing funding, vanish-\nConference.\nTo watch the conference: It will be broad\nsafety, will be\ning resources and an approaching\nThe conference will be held from 8:30 an\ndiscussed. I\ncast satellite. The specific channel will be\nintergenerational 'war' based on the\nto 4 p.m. at the Aladdin Temple, 3850 Stelzer\ndesignated shortly before the\nFor\nfeel that one of\nthe\nim-\nuse of funds as Social Security, in-\nRoad. To register for the free conference, call\nmore information, call Mike Callahan at 1:\ntergenerational programs provide\nthe Ohio Department of Aging, (014) 4466-\n800-800-2372\nportant focus\nincludes\nan alternative approach that\nVIIIV residents Lakes in less\nu ienus and neighbors,\nsubject to uncertain funding: As the\nthan $9,500 a year, for older African-\nAmericans in Ohio, over 4 in 10 take\nSlightly over 137,000 older Ohiosna\nolder population increases, the need\nwill\nalen\nast 1000 with $5,000.\ndic employed.\n\"Programs that help older\nFewer Ohio elders live below the\nadults stay productive are impor-\nOhioans age 85 and older are part\nMore than 8 out of 10 older Ohioans\npoverty rate than the national average.\nto maintain, also.\nof the fastest-growing age group\n\"One of the roles of the dele-\nown homes, and more than\nOhio's older population ranks 7th\nin the state. The 85-plus group\ngates will be to come back and\ntwo-thirds own homes that are\nIn the nation. The total elderly\nincreased by 77 percent between\nmobilize the people here, to get\nmortgage-free.\npopulation is 1.432 million\n1970 to 1990.\ndone what we need to get done.\nUltimately, it all goes back to the\nAcrossithe.region.\nvoter.'\n- Margaret Olds, Cuyahoga Falls,\nHere are numbers\ndirector of Summit County's\nHere are numbers showing the growth in the 65-plus population from 1980 to 1990\nreflecting the percent of\nOASIS educational program, ap-\nPercent\npointed by Rep. Tom Sawyer.\n1980\npopulation\n&\n1990\nelders in the total popul-\nCounty\ngrowth\nPopulation\npopulation\nation of each area in 1990:\npopulation\n\"I hope to share experiences\n9,667\nPortage\nthat will sensitize the government\nPortage\n38% growth\n13,341\nto the ongoing\n0.11\nno\nSummit\n13.83%\nneeds of the\nSummit\n21% growth\n58,997\nelderly poor.\n71,214\nMedina\n\"I hope to\n8,067\n14.41%\nadvocate for\nMedina\n47% growth\nNational\n24.3\nStark\n11,860\ncontinuing the\npopulation\npercent\nSTATE\n42,321\ngowth\nWayne\n11,63%)\nOlder Ameri-\nStark\n25% growth\n62,971\ncans Act, and\nOhio\nOhio\n12.6%\nagainst cutting\n9,301\npopulation\n20.38\nmeaningful\nWayne\n27% growth\ngrowth\npercent\nNational\n11,803\nprograms such\nSOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Department of Aging Knight Ridder\nas the Foster\nJAMEE TANNER/ Beacon Journal\nMyrtle Peters\nGrandparent\nProgram, the Retired and Senior\nVolunteer Program, and the Senior\nthe country. These include older\nCompanion Program.\"\nadults as mentors for children and\nTAKING PART\n- Myrtle Peters, Akron, direc-\ntheir parents in high-risk families,\ntor of Akron's Foster Grandparent\nas mentors for first-time juvenile\nTo attend the preconference: Ohio's pre-\n5500. Registration deadline is April 5.\nPrograms. appointed by Gov.\noffenders, as tutors, and as staff\nconference for the National White House Con-\nTo attend the conference: There are 250\nGeorge Voinovich.\nmembers in day care centers.\nference on Aging will be held April 13 in Co-\n\"observer seats\" available at the conference\nlumbus. Topics to be discussed are health\n\"These programs have enjoyed\nat the Washington (D.C.) Hilton. For more in-\n\"Many important focus issues,\ncare, crime, economic security, transportation\na high success rate, with benefits\nformation, contact Shirley Cohen, (202) 245\nranging from health care to crime\nand housing.\nfor both the young and the old. In a\n7826.\nResults will be carried to the White House\nand personal\ntime of decreasing funding, vanish-\nConference.\nTo watch the conference: It will be broad-\nsafety, will be\ning resources and an approaching\nThe conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.\ncast by satellite. The specific channel will be\ndiscussed. I\nintergenerational 'war' based on the\nto 4 p.m. at the Aladdin Temple, 3850 Stelzer\ndesignated shortly before the conference. For\nfeel that one of\nuse of funds as Social Security, in-\nRoad. To register for the free conference, call\nmore information, call Mike Callahan at 1:\nthe most im-\ntergenerational programs provide\nthe Ohio Department of Aging, (614) 4466-\n800-800-2372.\nportant focus\nan alternative approach that may\nareas includes\npacify many, bringing together gen-\ninter-genera-\nerations united as one caring na-\nThe needs of the nation's elders will be\ntional issues.\ntion.\"\nAs delegates\naddressed at the White House Conference on\n- Merie Griff, Canton, direc-\ndevelop policy\ntor, McKinley Centre Intergenera-\nAging, May 2-5. Five delegates from the region\nrecommenda-\nNancy Likens\ntional Project, appointed by Rep.\ntions for any\nwill attend. Pass your thoughts to them by\nRalph Regula.\nimportant aging issue, we must\nanswering the following question:\nconsider the impact on all genera-\ntions.\n\"I will carry to the conference\nThe message that I am hearing\nthe following concerns:\nfrom local older adults, as well as\n\"Economic security - protect-\nWhat should President Clinton know\nolder Americans across the nation,\ning the long-term viability of Social\nabout the problems facing senior citizens\nemphasizes the importance of pro-\nSecurity, dis-\nIn our region?\ngrams and services that address\ncontinuing gov-\nthe needs of the entire family.\nPlease type or print your answer and limit it to\nernmental bor-\n\"1 hope that I have the opportu-\nthe space provided.\nrowing from\nnity to work on shaping policy that\nthe Social Se-\nwill strengthen the family, because\ncurity fund,\nstrong families produce strong\nand leaving\nmembers, young and old alike.'\nthe surpluses\n- Nancy Likens, Wadsworth,\nintact to ade-\nexecutive director, Medina County\nquately fund\nOffice for Older Adults, appointed\npresent and fu-\nby Voinovich.\nture recipients.\nAnne Nixon\n\"Health\n\"One of my main concerns will\ncare - protecting Medicare, to-\nbe intergenerational programming.\ngether with the need for access to\nTell The President\nIt was once said that the way we\naffordable and quality health care,\nAkron Beacon Journal\ntreat our chil-\nincluding long-term care. Also, in-\nMail your\ndren in the\n44 E. Exchange St.\nMail your coupon\ncreasing the emphasis on preventa-\nresponse to:\ndawning of\nP.O. Box 640\nby March 28.\ntive health programs.\ntheir lives and\nAkron, Ohio 44309\nthe way that\n\"Housing - keeping Ohio's\nwe treat our\nPassport program (for elderly home\nThose who cannot write due to physical problems may call\nelders in the\ncare) open year-round, without a\nthe delegates at the following numbers:\ntwilight of their\nwaiting list, increased supportive\nlives is the\nservices, such as transportation\nAnne Nixon\nand home delivery of meals.\nMyrtle Peters\n784-8565\nmark of the\n(work) 996-4030\nquality of a na-\n\"Quality of life - continued edu-\n(home) 535-2423\nNancy Likens\ntion.\ncation, advocacy and service to pro-\n723-9514\nMerle Griff\n\"Intergen-\nmote independence, dignity and\nMargaret Olds\n336-6657\nerational programs bring together\npurpose for older people.\nhe young and old in ongoing rela-\n- Anne Nixon, Akron, lead vol-\nCall by\n4182\n(work) 633-7814\n225-7100\nionships that foster understanding.\nunteer for Area 5 of the American\nMarch\n(home) 945-4327\nMerle Griff\nThey taken many forms in pilot\nAssociation of Retired Persons,\nKeep your messages brief\n456-1014\ncograms. such as ours. throughout\nappointed by Voinovich.\nThe Beacon Journal\nthe country for molths, attending\nIt was the least productive, result-\nGOALS\npre-conference foruns such as last\ning in only the 1983 Social-Security\nmonth's Cleveland summit on\nreforms.\naging, which drew 1,000 partici-\nThis year's conference is the\npants, making it one of the largest\nfirst that will have an intergenera-\nturnouts in the country.\ntional theme, Blancato added.\nHealth care, housing\n\"We're in an envionment where\n\"We're trying to put out the\nare critical subjects\nthere may not be the ability to put\nword that it's a conference on the\nforward a series of najor new ini-\naging, not the aged.\" To convey this\ntiatives (but to) takea look at what\nmessage, 15 youth delegates will\nContinued from Page B1\nis out there and male it better,\" he\nattend the conference, he said.\nsaid.\nBlancato said he hopes the con-\ndeficit are now being tossed around\nThe first White House Confer-\nference will help dispel the belief\nlike so many bean bags.\nence on Aging was eld in 1961. It\nthat there is a mounting intergener-\nFor instance, the Senate un-\nis widely considered the most sig-\national war over entitlements.\nveiled another deficit-reduction plan\nnificant, as it resulted in the cre-\n\"We need to put a coalition to-\non Monday, one that would include\nation of Medicare and Medicaid,\ngether that goes to bat for the\nbraking Medicare's growth and cut-\nprompted states to establish com-\nneedy of both groups,\" he said.\nting cost-of-living increases to So-\nmissions on aging, aid was respon-\nConference topics were formu-\ncial Security beneficiaries.\nsible for the Older Americans Act,\nlated after a series of several hun-\n\"\nEverything's on the table,\nestablishing the federal Administra-\ndred pre-conference meetings. The\neverything's being challenged in the\ntion on Aging. Also, the conference\nfour main issues will be:\ninterest of change,\" conference di-\nresulted in more subsidized hous-\nAssuring comprehensive\nrector Bob Blancato said in a tele-\ning and transportation for older\nhealth care, including long-term\nphone interview from Washington.\nAmericans.\ncare.\nBlancato has been criss-crossing\nConferences have been held\nPromoting economic security.\neach decade. The last held in 1981,\nMaximizing housing and sup-\nwas strained because it was jointly\nport service options.\nplanned by the administrations of\nMaximizing options for a quali-\nJimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.\nty life.\nAkron\nA bad year for miracles?\n3/16/95\nConference on Aging achieved major goals in past,\nat the confer-\nence, sending\nTHE\nbut new climate may dictate more modest objectives\n61 delegates,\nincluding five\nBY KATHERINE SPITZ\nfederal policies affecting older\nfrom the area.\nREGION\nBeacon Journal staff writer\nAmericans, including the formation\nThe discus-\nAmerica is getting older and its\nof Medicaid and Medicare.\nsion at this\nmoney is getting tighter.\nSuch issues are particularly im-\nyear's confer-\nFive area dele-\nThe first of the Baby Boomers\nportant to some parts of this region.\nence comes at\ngates to give input\nwill turn 50 next year, and there is\nIn most areas, the growth of the 65-\na time when\nat aging meeting.\nrecord growth in the nation's 85-\nplus population has surpassed the\nthe political cli-\nPage B3.\nplus population. At the same time,\nnational average.\nmate has dras-\nMedicare and Social Security cuts\nBetween 1980 and 1990, that\ntically\nare being pitched in Congress.\ngrowth was 24.3 percent. But the\nchanged. Although the White House\nAll this makes it a crucial time\nrate was nearly double in Medina\nconference is bipartisan, and was\nfor the century's final White House\nCounty, making it the highest in the\nplanned before November's Repub-\nConference on Aging, being held\nregion. The lowest in the region\nlican landslide, ideas to shrink the\nMay 2-5.\nwas Summit County, at 20 percent.\nPast conferences have led to\nOhio will be heavily represented\nSee GOALS, Page B5\nPittsburgh PA 3/16/95\nTRIBUNE-REVIEW\nHealth care, Social\nSecurity hot topics\nat aging conference\nWASHINGTON (AP) - More\ntion on Social Security and its\nthan 2,250 people are preparing for\nintegrity, and I believe there will\na three-day debate that will influ-\nbe a special concentration on the\nence the federal government's role\nneed to assist the rapidly increased\nin a process no one escapes regard-\nnumber of grandparents providing\nless of their politics - getting\ncare for grandchildren.\"\nolder.\nGrandparents provide full-time\nAs in previous years, health\ncare for 3 million American chil-\ncare, income security and housing\ndren, he said, at times because of\ntop the agenda at the fourth White\ndivorce or. the imprisonment of one\nHouse Conference on Aging in\nparent. Grandparents also provide\nWashington in May.\nprimary day care for 2 million\nBut don't assume the conference\nmore children.\nwill focus only on people over 55,\n\"The problem is that state and\nsaid Robert Blancato, the event's\nfederal laws have not kept up with\nexecutive director.\nthis phenomenon,\" Blancato said.\nDiscussions will touch on\nMany of this year's topics were\nemployment, mental health and\ndeveloped during more than 700\nchild care as well as retirement and\npre-conference events, including a\nhealthy living, he said.\nNovember forums on risk-free\n\"This is a White House confer-\nexercises for the elderly in\nence on aging, not a White House\nLouisville, Ky., and a discussion on\nconference on the aged. The topics\nthe lives of rural senior citizens in\nare very comprehensive and broad.\nHudson, N.Y., in December.\nThey impact more than just the\nIdeas proposed during the first\nolder population,\" said Blancato, a\nConference on Aging in 1961 played\nformer president of the national\nan important role in the creation of\nWheels on Meals program and a\nMedicaid and Medicare, Torres-Gil\nformer staff director for the House\nsaid. The Older Americans Act was\nSelect Committee on Aging.\npassed and amendments to Social\n\"It's about redefining defining\nSecurity laws were approved, pro-\nimages of aging, productivity,\nviding more benefits.\ntraining, having a second career,\nAfter the 1971 conference, Con-\nhaving a third career, education,\ngress increased Social Security\nvolunteering,\" said Fernando Tor-\nbenefits by 20 percent and estab-\nres-Gil, head of the Health and\nlished cost-of-living escalators. The\nHuman Services Department's\nfederal government also began a\nAdministration on Aging.\nnational nutrition program for the\n\"It will include some issues such\nelderly and created the Supplemen-\nas support systems, how one relies\ntal Social Security Income pro-\non friends, neighbors and relatives\ngram.\nso as not to be lonely or alone,\" Tor-\nSocial Security reforms followed\nres-Gil said. \"We'll be talking about\nthe 1981 conference, which was\nwhat it means to live a good, long\nplanned by the Reagan and Carter\nlife and have a measure of indepen-\nadministrations.\ndence.\"\nThis year, conference organizers\nDelegates are still working on\nagreed to increase the number of\nspecific proposals. But as in previ-\ndelegates from 2,000 to 2,259\nous conferences, ideas approved by\nbecause of last November's Repub-\ndelegates could find their way into\nlican sweep of Congress, confer-\nnew federal programs, policies and\nence spokesman Bryan Preston\nlaws.\nsaid.\nThis year's political fight over a\nMost of the delegates were cho-\nproposed balanced budget amend-\nsen by the nation's governors, con-\nment to the Constitution probably\ngressmen and senators. Activists\nwill make Social Security and\ngroups, including aging and veter-\nMedicare hot topics, organizers\nans organizations, also selected\nsaid.\ndelegates as did the White House\n\"I think the discussion will\nand the Health and Human Ser-\ninclude the need to establish a\nvices Department.\nhome- and community-based long\nWe got caregivers. acade-\nterm health care system,\" Blancato\nmics, professionals in the field and\nsaid. \"I think there's strong inter\nfolks that are simply senior citi-\nest among delegates for reaffirma\nzens,\" Preston said.\nLas Vegas, NV\nSUN\nLas Vegas\nMet Area\nThursday\nD 53,926\nMAR 16, 1995\nP3954\nLUCE\nPRESS CLIPPINGS\n12 to attend aging conference\nSUN CAPITAL BUREAU\nCommission on Aging\nCARSON CITY - Gov. Bob\nOthers from Clark County are\nMiller has named 12 people,\nEvelyn McColl, a retired deputy\neight of them from Clark County,\nhealth officer for Clark County;\nas delegates to the White House\nDalton Wellman, a co-founder of\nAging Conference in May.\nthe Nevada Seniors Coalition;\nLeo Wilner, former executive\nThose from Southern Nevada\ndirector of Temple Beth Sholom;\nare Thelma Clark, a lobbyist\nand Suzanne Ernst, head of the\nfor seniors and mobile home\nstate Aging Division\nresidents; Patricia Duncombe,\nDelegates from outside Clark\nco-founder of Lend-A-Hand;\nCounty are Harry Clemons of\nAlbert Johns, president and\nReno and Alice Brown, both\nfounder of the National Council\nof Reno, Dorothy Phillips of\nof Senior Citizens; and Thomas\nCaliente and Charles Knight of\nLeigh, a member of the Nevada\nElko.\nCitusville Herald\nCooling\nPartly sunny today.\nHigh 45 to 50.\nTonight,\npartly\ncloudy. Low 25 to 30.\nSunday, mostly\ncloudy with a 40 per-\ncent chance of show-\niblished June 14, 1865. Oldest Daily Newspaper in Northwestern Pennsylvania\ners. High around 50.\nSATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1995\n35 CENTS\nAging Conference Held Here\nClinger Says Event Will Help\nTo Form White House Policy\nby JON SHERMAN\nrepresented.\nHerald Staff Writer\nAlso speaking was Robert\nBlancato, executive director of\nMyth: All senior citizens\nthe White House Conference on\nlove to babysit their grand-\nAging.\nchildren.\nClinger, chairman of the\nReality: Some do, some don't.\nHouse Government Reform and\nOversight Committee, began his\nMyth: All senior citizens\nremarks by commenting he was\nwant nothing more than to\n\"delighted to be out of the pres-\nretire to Florida.\nsure cooker of the 100 days and\nReality: Some do, some don't\nout in the real world.\"\nClinger explained that the\nPosters such as this greeted\nWhite House Conference on Ag-\nthe approximately 200 residents\ning will develop the national ag.\nfrom 11 counties who attended\ning policy for the next 10 years\n\"Myths of Aging,\" a recognized\nSimilar conferences took place in\nWhite House Conference on Ag-\n1961, 1971 and 1981.\ning mini-conference Friday at\n\"The ideas implemented at\nCross Creek Resort.\nthe conference will impact the\nThe Northwest Pennsylvania\nnew millennium,\" said Clinger.\nSPEAKERS AT CONFERENCE - Robert Blancato (1),\nRSVP Directors' Network hosted\nThe term \"aging\" at first\nexecutive director of the 1995 White House Conference on\nthe event, one of many held\nseems to refer only to the el-\nAging, and U.S. Rep. William Clinger (R-5) were among the\naround the country in anticipa-\nderly, but Clinger pointed out\ntion of the official White House\nthat everyone is aging, and that\nspeakers at the Mini-White House Conference on Aging,\nConference on Aging to take\nthis is a component of the con-\n\"Myths of Aging,\" held Friday at Cross Creek Resort. It was\nplace in Washington, D.C., in\nference.\nsponsored by the Northwest Pennsylvania RSVP Directors'\n\"This is what we're after,\"\nNetwork. Information gathered at this, and other, mini-\nMay.\nKeynote speaker for the con-\nsaid Clinger, \"the interdepen-\nconferences will be presented at the White House Conference\nference was U.S. Rep. William\ndence of generations. The inter-\nwhich will map out the country's aging policy for the next 10\nClinger (R-5), whose district in-\naction is important between old\nyears. (Herald photo by Jon Sherman)\ncludes nine of the 11 counties\nSee AGING page two\n-aging-\nand young.\"\naudience.\nCountry Club set,\" said Clinger.\npercent of the 58,000 who at-\nClinger outlined the impor-\n\"There's going to be less\ntance of mini-conferences such\n\"They're going after Wall Street\ntended were 55 years of age or\nmandating and more listening to\nand Main Street. It's a 'take no\nolder.\nas the one held at Cross Creek\npeople,\" Clinger said.\nprisoners' attitude.\"\nCalling attention to the\nprovides \"grassroots\" input to-\nSpeaking of the Senior Citi-\nward the final decisions made at\nContinuing, he noted, \"This\ntheme, \"Myths of Aging,\" Blan-\nzens Equity Act, Clinger noted\nCongress came to do what's\ncato said it is important to \"give\nthe White House Conference.\nthere are several objectives:\nright, even if it means their re-\na better balance to how older\n\"Too many of us at the fed-\nProvide more equitable taxa-\nelection. If they lose, they have\npeople are perceived.\"\neral level,\" said Clinger, \"Have\ntion.\nthe satisfaction of knowing they\ngotten the idea that if an idea\nToo often, he said, the media\nIncrease the earnings limit\ndid the right thing. People may\ndidn't originate in Washington\n(especially the national media)\nso seniors can work without los-\nnot like what we're doing, but\nit couldn't be any good. We're\nhave given a misrepresentation\ning Social Security benefits.\nwe will be passing some pretty\nlearning, though, that the best\nof senior citizens as \"greedy\nRepeal the tax increase on\nprofound legislation.\"\nsuggestions come from the bot-\ngeezers\" and coming across as\nSocial Security benefits.\nFollowing his address,\ntom up.\"\ncantankerous.\nMake available private,\nClinger was asked if it were\nClinger took time in his re-\nHe mentioned the tens of\nlong-term health care insurance.\nnecessary for Congress to dis-\nmarks to discuss several aspects\nthousands of seniors who are\nSpeaking of the aim to wipe\ncontinue its funding to public\nof the \"revolution\" under way\nout the federal deficit by 2002,\nleading productive lives as vol-\ntelevision.\non Capitol Hill.\nunteers.\nClinger said attempts are being\nHe pointed out that the fed-\nOne of the objectives, he\nmade to avoid \"raiding\" Social\neral government only supplied\nClinger was asked whether\nsaid, is to \"re-define\" the rela-\nSecurity and \"absolutely slash-\n15 percent of the funding for\ncost-of-living allowances could\ntionship between the federal,\ning\" Medicare.\npublic television.\nbe eliminated not give people\nstate and local governments.\n\"Social Security is the ulti-\n\"Nowadays,\" he explained,\nless, just don't give them more.\n\"We want to take more of the\nmate safety net,\" Clinger as-\n\"there is a variety of cable sta-\ndecision-making process away\nserted.\ntions which carry quality pro-\nClinger replied it was a good\nfrom Washington,\" Clinger said.\nWhile saying he is \"sensitive\"\ngramming. Public broadcasting is\nsuggestion, noting that COLAs\nA \"cornerstone\" of the new\nto the \"Draconian\" effect Medi-\nno longer alone in providing a\nare not expected by those in the\nCongress is block grants and the\ncare cuts would have, Clinger\nhigh level of programs, Clinger\nprivate sector.\nend of unfunded mandates.\npointed out that if nothing is\nsaid.\nThroughout the day, there\n\"We want to preserve the in-\ndone, Medicare will be insolvent\nClinger, Blancato, Rep. Scott\nwere workshops on topics such\ntegrity of health and safety pro-\nby 2001. The Social Security\nHutchinson and Jorina Ahmed,\ngrams at the local level, rather\nas \"Cognitive Functioning and\ntrust fund will be depleted by\nstate director of the Corporation\nRole Behaviors,\" \"Sexuality and\nthan through bureaucrats push-\n2029, just about the time the\nfor National and Community\ning paper,\" the congressman\nPersonality Characteristics,\"\nBaby Boomers are reaching re-\nService, presided at a news con-\nstated.\n\"Employability and New Ageism\"\ntirement age.\n\"Local people know better the\nference held after Clinger's ad-\nand \"Social Involvement and\n\"This is the most daunting\ndress.\npeople they serve.\" Clinger\nPortrayal in Advertising/Media.\"\nchallenge facing congressmen,\"\nadded that one aim of health\nBlancato was appointed exec-\nsaid Clinger.\nutive director of the White\nIn addition to Clinger and\ncare reform is to try to lower\nAmong the budget-cutting\nHouse Conference on Aging by\nHutchinson, other lawmakers in\ncosts through insurance reform\nmeasures Clinger mentioned are\nPresident Bill Clinton.\nattendance were Rep. Teresa\nand the reduction of paperwork.\n\"significant\" cuts in corporate\nBlancato commented that of\nBrown and Fred McIlhattan\nThe school lunch program is\nsubsidies. \"This current\nthe 750 similar mini-conferences\nrepresenting state Sens. John\nnot \"dead,\" Clinger assured the\nCongress does not represent the\nheld throughout the country, 65\nPeterson and Tim Shaffer.\nP1350\nLUCE\nPRESS CLIPPINGS\nAging conference in May will cover important issues\nBy CASSANDRA BURRELL\ntopics are very comprehensive\nDelegates are still working on\nGrandparents provide full-time\namendments to Social Security\ncongressmen and senators. Ac\nAssociated Press Writer\nand broad. They impact more\nspecific proposals. But as in\ncare for 3 million American chil-\nlaws were approved, providing\ntivists groups, including aging\nWASHINGTON - More than\nthan just the older population,\"\nprevious conferences, ideas ap-\ndren, he said, at times because of\nmore penefits.\nand veterans' organizations, also\n2,250 people are preparing for a\nsaid Blancato, a former president\nproved by delegates could find\ndivorce or the imprisonment of\nAfter the 1971 conference, Con-\nselected delegates as did the\nthree-day debate that will influ-\nof the national Wheels on Meals\ntheir way into new federal pro-\none parent. Grandparents also\ngress increased Social Security\nWhite House and the Health and\nence the federal government's\nprogram and a former staff direc-\ngrams, policies and laws.\nprovide primary day care for 2\nbenefits by 20 percent and estab-\nHuman Services Department.\nrole in a process no one escapes\ntor for the House Select Commit-\nThis year's political fight over a\nmillion more children.\nlished cost-of-living escalators.\n\"We've got caregivers, academ\nregardless of their politics -\ntee on Aging.\nproposed balanced budget\n\"The problem is that state and\nThe federal government also be-\nics, professionals in the field and\ngetting older.\n\"It's about redefining defining\namendment to the Constitution\nfederal laws have not kept up\ngan a national nutrition program\nfolks that are simply senior citi\nAs in previous years, health\nimages of aging, productivity,\nprobably will make Social Securi-\nwith this phenomenon,\" Blanca-\nfor the elderly and created the\nzens,\" Preston said. \"We really\ncare, income security and hous-\ntraining, having a second career,\nty and Medicare hot topics, or-\nto said.\nSupplemental Social Security In-\nhave a wide variety based on who\ning top the agenda at the fourth\nhaving a third career, education,\nganizers said.\nMany of this year's topics were\ncome program.\nchose them.\"\nWhite House Conference on Ag-\nvolunteering,\" said Fernando\n\"I think the discussion will\ndeveloped during more than 700\nSocial Security reforms fol-\nBecause of its population, Call-\ning in Washington in May.\nTorres-Gil, head of the Health\ninclude the need to establish a\npre-conference events, including\nlowed|the 1981 conference, which\nfornia is sending the largest\nBut don't assume the confer-\nand Human Services Depart-\nhome- and community-based\na November forums on risk-free\nwas planned by the Reagan and\ndelegation - 129. American Sa-\nence will focus only on people\nment's Administration on Aging.\nlong-term health care system,\"\nexercises for the elderly in Louis-\nCarter administrations.\nmoa and Guam are sending three\nover 55, said Robert Blancato,\n\"It will include some issues\nBlancato said. \"I think there's\nville, Ky., and a discussion on the\nThis year, conference organiz-\neach.\nthe event's executive director.\nsuch as support systems, how\nstrong interest among delegates\nlives of rural senior citizens in\ners agreed to increase the num-\n\"Each delegation must be 50\nDiscussions will touch on em-\none relies on friends, neighbors\nfor reaffirmation on Social Secur-\nHudson, N.Y., in December.\nber of delegates from 2,000 to\npercent senior citizens, and we\nployment, mental health and\nand relatives so as not to be\nity and its integrity, and I believe\nIdeas proposed during the first\n2,259 because of last November's\ndefine senior citizens as people\nchild care as well as retirement\nlonely or alone,\" Torres-Gil said.\nthere will be a special concentra-\nConference on Aging in 1961\nRepublican sweep of Congress,\n55 and older,\" Preston said.\nand healthy living, he said.\n\"We'll be talking about what it\ntion on the need to assist the\nplayed an important role in the\nconference spokesman Bryan\n\"Each must be at least 50\n\"This is a White House confer-\nmeans to live a good, long life and\nrapidly increased number of\ncreation of Medicaid and Medi-\nPreston said.\npercent women and must reflect\nence on aging, not a White House\nhave a measure of independ-\ngrandparents providing care for\ncare, Torres-Gil said. The Older\nMost of the delegates were\nthe state - meaning minorities,\nconference on the aged. The\nence.\"\ngrandchildren.\"\nAmericans Act was passed and\nchosen by the nation's governors,\nurban, rural,\" he said.\n02\nTHE UNION LEADER. Manchaster\nA\n18\nGovernor Appoints\nConference Delegates\nGov. Stephen Merrill has ap-\nSusanne Hovling, director, Pel-\npoined 11 delegates to represent\nham Senior Center; Cecelia M.\nNew Hampshire at the 1995\nMozden of Claremont, director,\nWhite House Conference on Ag-\nAARP; Constance Strome of Con-\ning to be held May 2.5 at the\ntoocook and Kathleen Sgambati\nWashington Hilton and Towers\nof Tilton, assistant commissioner,\nHotel\nNH Department of Health and\nHe has also named 11 altor.\nHuman Services\nnate delegates.\nAlso, former state senstor and\nHeading the state delegation\nGlobe Manufacturing official,\nas coordinator is Hamilton & Put-\nGeorge Freese, U.S. of Pittsfield:\nnam of Concord, member of the\nRoger Vachon of Lebanon, area\nState Committee on Aging.\ncoordinator, NH Division of El-\nThe group represents the\nderly and Adult Services: Donald\nstate's disabled, veterans, senior\nMiner of Concord, a former legis-\ncitizens, lawmakers, the profes.\nlator and now active in Merri-\nsions and those with proven re-\nmack County Senior Citizens\ncords of service for the elderly.\ngroups; Weston Gardner of Plym-\nouth Senior Center and member\nGov. Merrill's delegate ap-\npointees Include:\nState Committee on Aging and\nRobert F. Wilson, MD, of Mad-\nState Sen. Eleanor Podles and\nbury, a former legislator and re-\nState Rep. Frances Filey, both of\ndred Dover physician.\nManchester; May Casten of Der-\nry, a former mayor, legislator and\nNH members of Congress\nnew chairman of the State Com-\nhave appointed the following del-\nmittee on Aging; Norma P. St.\negates:\nGermain of Hampton, who serves\nSet Judd Gregg: Forrest D.\non the legislative committee of\nMcKerley of Penacook, president\nthe American Association of Re-\nof the McKerley Health Care Cen-\ntired Persons and Irene Domini\nters, Inc:\nof Charlestown, a former legis-\nSen. Robert Smith: Manchester\nlator and member of the State\nbusinessman Stephen N. Ma-\nCommittee on Aging.\nthieu;\nAlso, Margaret Mary Mongan\nRep. William Zeliff, Jr.: Ted Lee\nof Manchester, former Depart-\nof Manchester; and\nment of Health and Human Serv-\nRep. Charles Bass: Bruce Sower\nices commissioner and now\nby of Peterboro.\nadministrator of the Hillcrest\nTerrace Retirement Center in the\nBefore he left office. former\nQueen City: Ronaid Adcock of\nRep. Richard Runt4 appointed\nConcord, director, State Division\nPatricia Russell of Keene.\nof Elderly and Adult Services;\nThere will be 2,259 delegates\nRaymond K. Conley Jr. of Sand\nto the conference, appointed by\nwich, a former state senator and\nthe nation's governors, members\nnow chairman of the State Com-\nof Congress. President Clinton,\nmission on Disability; Conred V.\nthe District of Columbia, Puerto\nMoran of Manchester, director,\nState Veterans Council and Rich-\nRico, American Samoa, Guam,\nthe Virgin Islands, Palau and the\nard A. Chevrefils of Concord, di-\nCommonwealth of the Northern\nrector, State Divison of Human\nServices.\nMariana Islands.\nMerrill's alternate delegate\nThe goal of the conference is\nappointees include:\nto provide resolutions is influ-\nence national aging policy and to\nArlene Kershaw of Manches-\ndevelop & blueprint for action to\nter, manager of the Nashua\nhave them implemented This\nSouthern NH Regional Medical\nconference, the last one for this\nCenter 66Plus program; Joan'T.\nDoran of New London. member,\ncentury. will have an imact on ag-\ning concerns Into the 81st Cen-\nKeersage Area Council on Aging:\ntury.\nThe Sun Herald\nMississippi 3/23/95-\nlodge manager\nfirms and 150 brokers at 15 re-\n;ountry Cajun\ngional firms.\nCrawfish Fest\nWASHINGTON OFFICIAL CALLS FOR BROADER REFORM TO HELP AGING\nAmong the findings:\nTwenty-six percent of pro-\nMarquee\nBy NAN PATTON EHRBRIGHT\npeople.\nThis\nyear\n\"Ultimately, we are talking about\n\"We feel that's a prescription for\nspective women customers heard\nTHE SUN HERALD\nINSIDE\nmarks the 30th\ndismantling Medicaid, he said. \"The\ntestimonials such as \"I have in-\naddressing the concerns of an aging\nBILOXI - One of the country's\nanniversary of the\nanswer is not to reduce funds. but\nvested in this stock myself.\"\n, nn & Abby B-6\nsociety where all of us have a stake,\nLegals\nC-3\nOlder Americans\nE ridge B-6\nexperts on public policy issues involv-\nhe said. \"Aging affects everything\nto get control of health care costs\nAmong males, 10 percent heard\nAct, which is up\nthe tactic.\nMovies > B-2\nObituaries C-2\ning the aging says 1995 will be a\nhousing, transportation, long-term\nthroughout the private sector. Ulti-\nE usiness D-5\nfor reauthoriza-\n( lassifieds C-4\ncritical year for anyone interested in\nmately, it's the public who is going to\nWomen were more than twice\nOpinion A-8,9\ncare, health, crime. We are preparing\nthose issues.\ntion in Congress.\n( omics B-7\nfor the next century, when all of us\nhave to demand a broader approach to\nas likely not to be asked about\nPuzzles C-6\nF Y.I. C-2\nThat means everybody, according\nIt's also a year\nreform.\"\nTV B-6\nhope to be older.\"\ntheir investment history, which is\nwhen Americans\nto Fernando M. Torres-Gil, assistant\nTorres-Gil said it's also time to\nTorres-Gil was keynote speaker at\nimportant in determining suitabil-\nsecretary for aging in the U.S. De-\nthe 10th annual Mississippi Joint Con-\nTorres-Gll\nare worried about\nmake better use of older Americans\nity of different financial packages.\nwhat the Republi-\npartment of Health and Human\nference on Aging which began\nas \"one of our greatest untapped\nA.G. Edwards scored best\ncan-controlled Congress may do to\nServices.\nresources.'\nWednesday and ends Friday at the\namong national firms with 81:61\nMedicare and Medicaid programs.\nThirteen percent of the American\nTreasure Bay Resort Hotel\nPeople who lived through the De-\nout of a possible 100. Dean Witter\nTorres-Gil opposes proposals to\npopulation today is 65 or older, Tor-\n\"Quality of Life: Challenges of Ag-\npression, World War II and the Cold\nReynolds ranked second.\nswitch programs to block grants with\nres-Gil said. By the year 2020, that\nmg in a Changing Society\" is the con-\nWar, he said, have talents, values and\nAmong regional firms, Missou-\n98256 00006\noptions for the states to provide\n7\n5\nfigure will double to about 70 million\nference theme.\nlessons to pass on to future\nri-based Edward D. Jones & Co,\nmatching funds.\ngenerations.\nwas first.\n8276-215 E12\nnews\ngathering place in Biloxi\nno sunno the pue brandimas eq pinou,,\n3/23/95\nTHESUNHERALD\n1995 T\nSERVING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST SINCE 1824\nVal. 111. No.\nWhat Mississippians will take to the White House Conference on Aging\nAnger boilir\nDE\nover in Hou\nNEWS\nHeaded to Washington\nas welfare I\nhotly debate\nBy JENNIFER DIXON\nTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS\nFor moi 9\nin 20 y. ars,\nWASHINGTON - St\narren E\nerupted in the House on И\nwnsen I\nday as Democrats bitterly\nS spen\nmajority Republicans of u\nJch of S\nram through a mean-spirit\nne doin I\nfare overhaul bill, in the h\n, jobs big\nfloor fight yet over the\ndi smal\n\"Contract With America.\"\nat the at\nDen\ntion\nBreakfast\naccus\ncould end at\nGOP O\nownse id\ncruel I\nwork W en\nLong Beach,\ndren a\n29th a nu-\n6\nlaging\nand. Th\nprogra\n/ Magn lia\npay for a tax cut for the priv\nin to a er-\nThey decried GOP tactics i\nant CO tri-\nFrances R.\ning the far-reaching bill tow\nShoemaker of\nactment. The bill shrinks\norked the\nJackson County\nspending by $66 billion.\nof the V. rter-\npicks up a pre-\nAnti-abortion Republica\nCenter or\nscription from\nDemocrats tried to derail\nstartec as a\npharmacist\nearlier in the day. but los\n, Salva on\nWoody Gamble\nhandful of votes, 217-211.\nne the\nat Calvert-Gam-\nSoon after, tempers boil\naplain nd\nble Pharmacy\nas Republicans grouped 1.\non Pass Road\n11 amendments, including\nin Biloxi. Health\nvolving abortion, and\ncare is one of\nscaled back the debate.\nthe primary con-\n\"Will you get these high\ncems being\nmembers to sit down and S\ntting\ndiscussed at the\nYou all sit down and shut\n1995 Mississip-\ndown and shut up, Rep. S:\npl Joint Confer-\nbons, D-Fla, roared at the\nence on Aging\ning officer.\nThe conference,\nRep. Jim McCrery, R-i\nscheduled\nterrupted, asking, \"Is pet:\neal\nthrough Friday,\nproper form of behavior\nis being held at\nmember of Congress?\"\nthe Treasure\n\"I will be as petulant as I\nBay Resort\nbe,\" Gibbons boomed baci\nHotel.\ncomplained that the legist\nand\nmean to children. Repu\nbooed.\nHealth care, economic security among concerns\n\"Boo if you want to, make\nout of yourselves if you \"\nLEWS\nLet em boo, Mr. Sp\nBy KAT BERGEROW\nJane Kennedy of Southern Mississippi Area Agency on\nsaid Gibbons.\nm\nTHE SUN HERALD\nAging and one of the national delegates explained:\nIn a senes of votes after\nin\nBILOXI When Mississippi delegates go to the White\n\"We need to help educate these delegates, \" Kennedy\nday of angry debate, the\nsaid. \"Let's think of the entire society as an aging society.\napproved amendments the\nHouse Conference on Aging in May, they will highlight\n19\nIt's wonderful to have luxuries like senior citizens' center.\nelderly Mississippians' concerns about access to health\nPhalange Word\nallow the savings from the\ncare and home services, nutrition, economic security, job\nBut let's promote healthy lifestyles. We need to help\nhaul, an estimated $66 bil\nopportunities, affordable housing and quality of life.\npeople remain independent.'\nbe used to pay for tax cuts,\n95\nThe delegates preliminary report, written after months\nEach state is holding similar conferences, and all the\nprohibit federal welfare fund\nof local and regional meetings with thousands of citizens,\ndelegates will convene in six weeks in Washington. The\nbeing spent on abortions f.\nnumber of delegates IS determined by the 55-plus popula-\nwomen.\nwas presented Wednesday afternoon to about 400 people\ntion in each state.\nat the 1995 Mississippi Joint Conference on Aging at\nLawmakers also agreed\nTreasure Bay Resort Hotel.\nThe White House Conference on Aging is a federally\nper a ban on cash aid to unr\nSome spoke up to ask the delegates to include other\nmandated event that has occurred about every 10 years\nteen-age mothers, and to\nISLATT RE\nsince 1961. The last one in 1981 is credited with the Age\ndren born to women aire.\nconcerns, such as safety, transportation, more involve-\ned by im-\nment of churches and better use of existing funds.\nDiscrimination in Employment Act, Social Security reform\nDr. John Atwood\nwelfare, by allowing such 1\nhome,\nand expanded home care programs.\nto receive vouchers for 1)\n\"What we're doing today is very important as we send\nour messages from Mississippi to Washington, from our\nHaving their say\nchase of diapers and\nnecessities.\nsigned this\nhouse to the White House,\" said Eddie Anderson, state\nConsidered a grassroots effort because it begins at local\n$3 mil on\ndirector of the Division of Aging and Adult Services.\nlevels and ends in Washington, this week's conference is\nproject after\nThe 60-plus population in Mississippi increased from\nattended by a mixture of interested citizens, those in the\nto ge the\n392,605 in the 1980 to 427,996 in the 1990 census. Of\nhealth care and aging industries, ministers and others.\nAudit: Brok\nHard son,\nthose, 27 percent are poor, 60 percent are women, 52\nThose in the audience heard a small amount of speech-\nBeauv if,\npercent are rural and 17 percent disabled.\nmaking and lot of heartfelt comments by those who took to\nsnub women\nemiere\nThe preliminary report points out that, although some\nthe microphone.\nGeorge Jobe\nVe've pt a\nof the aged have gained ground over the past 10 years,\n\"What I say comes from self-experience,' said Phalange\noriginal\nmany older citizens still need assistance.\nscripts f\nWord of Greenville. \"What we need to do is consider aging\nBy THE ASSOCIATED PRES\n\"Older people set standards of excellence for succeed-\nfrom birth because if we don't our children, the baby-\nring th\ning generations,\" said Anna Marie Barnes, health and\nSAN FRANCISCO Ar.\nboomers children and their children will be in the same\nmembe S.\nhuman services advisor to the governor.\ncover audit of 21 stock broil\npredicament that we are.\nlavis a di\n\"This IS our opportunity to influence the national policy\n\"If you do not prepare for aging when you are young,\nshow they failed to provide\narence:\non aging.\"\ncustomers with vital infor\nyou will be sacrificed.'\nrven to IS\nOn to Washington\nSeveral, including Dr. John Atwood at the U.S. Naval\nthey gave men, the San Fr\nTwenty-three delegates and 13 alternates have com-\nRetirement Home in Gulfport, asked the delegates to\nChronicle reported Wedne\nand mx\npiled the eight-page report after holding 19 smaller confer-\nconcentrate on existing funding.\nRoscoe Word Jr.\nThe nationwide survey\n1-2\nFrancisco-based Prophet\nences across the state. This week's conference, which\nResearch & Consulting L\nDAY\nruns through Friday, is the grand finale before a final\nPlease see\nAging,\nBack Page\n150 brokers at the top SIX I\nreport is ready to take to Washington.\nfirms and 150 brokers at\ngional firms.\nWASHINGTON OFFICIAL CALLS FOR BROADER REFORM TO HELP AGING\nAmong the findings:\nTwenty-six percent\nSeveral touched on the need of the\nThe conferees indicated that Vikki\nployee, and some indicated they al-\nstate's religious efforts to turn to the\nPilecki, of Greenwood, who repre-\nready had.\nolder citizen.\nsented the North Central Area Agen-\n\"When you go out and see some-\nAging\n\"Churches in our communities\ncy on Aging, hit the nail on the head\none eating dog food,\" Poleckie said,\nneed to get involved in Mission Mis-\nwhen she turned to the delegates and\n\"and when you see what's in their\nContinued from A-1\nsissippi,\" summed up the Rev. James\nasked them to visit the needy elderly.\nrefrigerators or how they can't pay\nR. Johnson, a former state aging\nThe delegates are a diverse group,\nfor medication, then you'll have some-\ndirector.\n\"My message is to fight for what\nfrom a judge to a nursing home em-\nthing to take to Washington.\"\nwe have and to ensure that the funds\nwill be used for what they are sup-\nposed to be used for,\" he said.\nPaul Cotten of William Carey Col-\nlege and also president of the Missis-\nsippi Gerontology Society, pleaded\nfor equity between mental and physi-\ncal health for older citizens. Sister\nDelores Coleman of de l' Epee Deaf\nCenter on the Coast asked that the\nelderly hearing impaired not be over-\nlooked. Barbara Byrne of Natchez\nasked that transportation be a priority\nin a fast aging. society,\nSeveral wanted the delegates to\nsend the message to Washington to\nstop bi-partisan bickering and publica-\ntion of half-truths.\n\"I have a concern about what I see\nas a spirit of divisiveness in our media\nand in our halls of Congress,\" said\nGeorge Jobe of Biloxi, AARP's new\nstate director. \"That puts the youn-\nger people against the older people,\nmales against females, and blacks\nagainst whites when what we need is\nunity.\n\"So carry the torch for us to Wash-\nington with that message. Lord\nknows our country needs it.\"\nA loud round of applause followed,\nas it did when Roscoe Word Jr., a\ndelegate from Clarksdale, said:\n\"The problems I have seen in our\nnursing home business happen be-\ncause you can't take away the human\nelement. Care starts at home. How\nmany holidays have I seen no family\nvisit our patients.\n\"You cannot give an injection of\nlove.\"\nsale\nwith all animals\n- and has la te\nhes\nre\nthem. Two stray\nnear the Burger R\nspent time at the\nSouthern Connecticut State University.\nWhen she bro\nHartford, CT\nThe senior citizens' priorities, in order\nCharlotte, she rea\nwere health care, home care, housing legal\nCourant\nHartford Mat Area\nCHESHIRE\nFriday\nD 232.013\nSenior citizens prepare list of needs\nContinued from Page B1\nMAR 24, 1995\nthe Danbury Senior\nAttending the forum was\nCenter, a state delegation alternate\nN1688\nLeo McIllrath of the\nto the White House conference.\nLUCE\n\"Coming from you, it is most im-\nDanbury Senior Center\na\nPRESS CLIPPINGS\nportant,' he said. \"We really want\nstate delegation\nto hear from you.'\nState Rep. Mary Fritz, D-Walling-\nalternate.\nSenior citizens list\nford, agreed that senior citizens\nhave to be heard, especially at a\ntime when state and national lead-\nstate must better ensure that some\ners are proposing extensive budget\nelderly are not driving when they\nneeds in Cheshire\ncuts.\nshould not be.\nLater, during round-table discus-\n\"I think it can become a very seri-\nsions devoted to separate issues, the\nous problem. [For some,] it's Rus-\nparticipants continued their discus-\nsian roulette every trip,\" said\nsions\nKeane, a board of education mefn-\nBy GARY LIBOW\nber.\nCourant. Staff Writer\nSouthern Connecticut State University.\nSenior citizen Marge Tobin called\nThe senior citizens' priorities, in order\ntransportation a key, saying that\nSenior citizen Pat Coyle was also\nCHESHIRE - Health and home care were\nwere health care, home care, housing legal\nwithout buses subsidized by the\noutspoken, recommending that\nthe top priorities of local senior citizens and\nrights, transportation, safety, senior center\ntown many elderly would be totally\nhousing for senior citizens should\nservices and mental health.\nat a loss.\ninclude stall showers, and that the\nThursday. area providers during a conference on aging\ntown construct a better sidewalk\nThe care providers set the order of priori-\nties as health care, home care, safety, senior\nYou're,cut off from here [the\nsystem.\nThere was standing room only at the sen-\nsenior center],\" she said. \"You're\ncenter services, housing, transportation, le-\n\"The town should put in side-\nior center as about 80 senior citizens and\ncut off from the doctor.\"\ngal rights and mental health.\nwalks for pedestrians. Cheshire, is\ncare providers met to develop priorities for a\n\"It is important to hear from the consum-\nSenior citizen Bella Merola said\nterrible. You cannot walk in Chesh-\nstate delegation that will attend a White\ners to see what the priorities are,\" said\nthe ability to receive home health\nire,\" she said.\nHouse Conference on Aging.\nDoreen Pulisciano, town senior services co-\ncare is critical. She recalled a time\nSponsored by the Cheshire Social Service\nAnother senior citizen, Ralph\nordinator and municipal agent.\nwhen both she and her husband,\nGroup, the local conference was moderated\nRowland, urged his peers to make\nby Rodney Lane, a member of the town\nAttending the forum was Leo McIllrath of\nsince deceased, were not feeling\nsure house identification numbers\nwell and were able to get outside\ncommission on aging who is a dean at\nare installed, so emergency work-\nPlease see Senior, Page B2\nhelp through Medicare.\ners can quickly locate a residence.\nIt was such a blessing. It was a\nWe' going to make sure all,of\nrelief to me, she said.\nthem [White House conference\nAt the safety issues discussion,\ndelegates] get a result of our find-\nsenior citizen Vera Keane said the\ning,' Pulisciano said.\nBryan\nSome in House GOP\nsome way, shape or form,\" he said. \"It's\ntration but took place under President\nAre Edgy About\nan important issue. But there are a lot\nRonald Reagan. Republicans elected in\nof other priorities.\"\n1980 complained about partisan bias in\nDavis-Bacon Repeal\nthe selection of delegates, choice of issues\nOne Boll Weevil Plans to Sit In\nand administration of the conclave.\nModerates quietly urge leaders\nWith GOP Budget Task Force\nThe policy committee for this year's\nNot to rusb the measure to floor\nConservative Democratic Rep. Mike\nconference has increased the number of\nAs they look for alternatives\nParker, Miss., has struck a unique deal\ndelegates from 2,000 to 2,259, with most\nwith his Republican colleagues: In\nof the extra appointments allotted to the\nOpposition to outright repeal of the\nexchange for his vote and confidential-\nnew GOP governors and lawmakers.\nDavis-Bacon Act of 1931 continues to\nity, Parker will be allowed to partici-\nThe expansion was \"done in the spirit of\nmount in the House, and not all of the\npate in all meetings of the Republican\nbipartisanship,\" said Sen. David Pryor, D-\nresistance is coming from Democrats.\nBudget Task Force and the drafting of\nArk., policy committee chairman.\nDavis-Bacon, a\nthe upcoming GOP budget package\nRobert Blancato, executive director,\nDepression-era law\nTHE\nRepublicans have not made any\nsaid the 1995 conference will empha-\naimed at protecting local\npromises to incorporate Parker's sug-\nsize the interdependence of genera-\nlaborers from being\ngestions into their budget resolution,\ntions and the responsibility of individu-\nunderbid by out-of-town\nPULSE\nbut he said he hopes he can be a\nals to plan for changes that will occur\nworkers, requires federal\n\"moderating\" influence.\nthroughout their lifetime. \"Today's child\ncontractors on construc-\n\"Unless you've got a seat at the\nis tomorrow's elder,\" Blancato said.\ntion projects to pay \"local\ntable, you can't have any impact,\"\nThe agenda grew. out of a series of\nprevailing wages,\" which\nOF CONGRESS\nParker says. \"I may be able to bring\nmini-conferences held in all 50 states\nare often union rates. It applies to pro-\nsome bipartisan support to it.\"\nlast year and attended by more than\njects valued at $2,000 or more.\nParker is one of 23 conservative\n57,000 people. It will cover four broad\nAlthough repeal of the law has been\nDemocrats known as The Coalition. Many\nissues: assuring comprehensive health\na longstanding GOP goal, a number of\nof those members are working on their\ncare, including long-term care; promot-\nRepublicans have quictly tried to per-\nown alternative budget package, which\ning economic security; maximizing\nsuade House Republican leaders not to\ncould put Parker in a tricky situation.\nhousing and support options; and max-\nbring a free-standing Davis-Bacon repeal\n\"I will keep everything confidential,\"\nimizing quality of life.\nbill to the floor. Instead, some have sug-\nhe says. \"I'm trying not to overhear\nConference delegates will draft 40\ngested including repeal language in a\nwhat the Democrats are doing. When\nresolutions in these broad areas that\nmust-pass budget reconciliation or\nthey talk about it in The Coalition, I\nwill then be returned to the mini-con-\nappropriations bill later this year.\nleave the room.\"\nferences in each state for discussions\nSome moderates such as New York-\nParker, who says the cozy arrange-\nabout implementation. A final report is\ners Sherry Boehlert and Ben Gilman\nment emerged from his longtime friend-\ndue at the White House six to eight\nhave long been supporters of Davis-\nship with Budget Chairman John Kasich,\nmonths after the conference.\nBacon and would likely vote against\nOhio, has a list of proposals he intends to\nrepeal in any form. But some other\noffer the Republicans that he hopes will\nQuick Insights\nGOP centrists are anxiously looking for\nmake their package \"kinder and gentler.\"\nan alternative.\nParker says he has informed Democ-\nTalking Point\n31, 1995\n\"I think Davis-Bacon is clearly ripe\nratic Leader Dick Gephardt, Mo., and\nA Capitol police officer was trying to\nfor reform,\" said Steve Gunderson,\nMartin Sabo, Minn., the top Democrat on\nquiet a group of noisy youngsters yester-\nWis., a senior member of the Economic\nthe Budget Committee, neither of whom\nday in a Senate hallway. \"Talking is a no-\nOpportunities Committee. However, he\nhad any problems with the arrangement.\nno in the Capitol,\" he said with authority.\nadded, \"This is not as simple an issue\n\"I have no agenda of my own,\" Parker\nOne wiseacre in the group replied, \"I\nas I thought it would be.\"\nsays. \"As a member of The Coalition, my\nthought that was all they do here.\"\nGunderson said he was concerned\ngoal is to do what's best for the country.\"\nthat if construction workers' wages were\nPolisbing His Backhand\ndepressed by repeal of Davis-Bacon,\nConference on Aging Seeks to\nRetiring Sen. Bennett Johnston, D-La.,\ntheir incomes and longterm financial sta-\nDampen Alleged Partisanship\nseems to be enjoying life these days. He's\nbility would be undermined.\nAs the 1995 White House Conference\nbeen spotted in his tennis whites several\nAlthough a subcommittee approved\non Aging approaches, organizers have\ntimes during working hours, most\nCQ's Congressional Monitor\na bill (HR 500) to repeal Davis-Bacon\nmoved to broaden the delegate base to\nrecently Wednesday, when he managed\nMarch 2, the measure has yet to be\nguard against charges of partisan tilt.\nto vote on an amendment to the rescis-\nconsidered by the full Opportunities\nThe 1995 conference, set for May 2-5\nsions bill with minimal interruption to his\nCommittee, largely because of disagree-\nin Washington, will be the fourth and\ngame. \"He gets it coordinated where the\nments over how it should be handled.\nlast this century and the first held\nclerk will call his name and somebody\nIn the Senate, a repeal measure (S 141)\nunder a Democratic president. The elec-\nwill crack the door open and he'll say\nwas approved Wednesday by the Labor\ntion of a GOP-controlled Congress in\n'aye.' But he won't be on the floor,\" said a\nCommittee but faces an almost certain\nNovember spurred efforts to increase\nbemused colleague. \"He's done it before.\"\nDemocratic filibuster on the floor.\nRepublican participation to avoid the\nHouse GOP Conference Chairman\nkind of political controversy that plagued\n- by Karen Foerstel and Steve Langdon,\nJohn Boehner, Ohio, tried to play down\nthe last conference, 14 years ago.\nwith Robert Marshall Wells, Michelle\ncontroversy over Davis-Bacon. \"This\nThe 1981 White House Conference on\nGabee, Richard Sammon and Andrew\n4\nCongress is going to deal with it in\nAging was initiated by the Carter adminis-\nTaylor.\nE,\net cetera\nWashington Times\n4/8/95\nOldsters in media\npersist primarily because older\npeople rarely are featured in\nDepictions in television and\nmovies and TV.\nmovies of older Americans as\nOlder people don't exist all\nfeeble and inept will evolve into a\nthat much in film and TV, not in\nmore complex portrait of the el-\nrelation to their numbers in soci-\nderly population as more baby\nety,\" Mr. Lear says.\nboomers reach their 50s, panel\n\"More damage [to the image of\nists said last week in Los Angeles\nthe elderly] is done by omission\nduring a discussion of the images\nin a world where advertisers be-\nof aging.\nlieve everything has to be sold by\nThe panelists, who included\nbeautiful young men and women,\"\nentertainment industry leaders\nhe says.\nand experts on aging, said most\nTV viewers born after World War\nBy the numbers\nII see themselves as young and\nwould not identify with dodder-\nWhere does our money really\ning grandparent types.\nNorman Lear says older people\ngo? Harper's Index for April has\nThe discussion took place be-\nare underrepresented on TV\nsome answers:\nfore an audience of about 250\nseries and in movies,\nNumber of Department of\nduring a daylong White House\nVeterans Affairs employees\nConference on Aging jointly\nwhose salaries exceed $100,000\nsponsored by CBS, the Academy\ncluding Forrest Gump,\" Four\nper year: 7,367.\nof Television Arts and Sciences\nWeddings and a Funeral\" and #\nNumber of National Public\nand the American Association of\n'Nobody's Fool,' were geared to\nRadio employees whose salaries\nRetired Persons.\nward a more sophisticated audi-\nexceed $100,000: 6.\nHollywood studios also are be\nence than the teen and young\nPercentage of all U.S. corpo-\nginning to pay more attention to\nadult targets most movies seek.\nrate sponsorship that goes to the\nthe older audience, according to\nNorman Lear, producer of \"All\narts: 6.\nDonald Petrie, director of the\nin the Family,\" \"Maude\" and\nPercentage that goes to\nmovie \"Grumpy Old Men.\"\nother TV series, agrees\nsports: 65.\nMr. Petrie notes that some of\nthat changes are under way but\nCompiled by Jennifer Pinkerton\n1994's most successful films, in-\nargues that negative stereotypes\nfrom staff and wire reports"
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