November observances related to aging
November is:
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National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
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National Family Caregivers Month
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National Home Care & Hospice Month
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National Hospice & Palliative Care Month
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Calendar
Events for November 5, 2015
Ongoing
Forum on Health, Homelessness, and Poverty
The Policy Studies Organization at George Mason University will sponsor the Forum on Health, Homelessness, and Poverty.
Health Affairs briefing on food and health
The panel’s dozen speakers will address a range of issues, including food insecurity and shopping, obesity and labeling.
IOM Workshop on Equity
This workshop, at Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, is hosted by the Institutes of Medicine and will focus on health equity and a vibrant economy. The day-long event, which begins at 8:30 a.m., will look at “the economic case for promoting health equity and how thriving businesses could benefit from health equity values and goals.”
Press Briefing: Mental Health as a Civil Right
Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy holds a press briefing to discuss mental health treatment, following the October publication of his book on the issue
Aging and Society: Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference
An international forum for the discussion of a rapidly growing segment of the population world-wide. The process of aging, its accompanying individual, family, community, national, and international impacts, and the social and cultural perspectives which surround it, provide a rich background from which to base community dialogue.
American Dental Association Annual Meeting
Meeting to include hundreds of continuing education classes, trade show, panel discussions, a new dentist conference and a free Mission of Mercy dental clinic expected to serve up to 1,000 patients.
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