WHCoA Background and Purpose
The 2005 White House Conference on Aging is intended to produce policy recommendations to guide national aging policy over the next decade.
The leading edge of the baby boomers will begin to turn 60 within 2 years, resulting in the 60-plus population being significantly larger than today.
The 2005 White House Conference on Aging will focus on opportunities and challenges presented by the new and different needs of this 60-plus population and consider issues that affect the mature older population (under age 60).
Background
On October 1, 2004, the WHCoA Policy Committee adopted a broad agenda for the 2005 WHCoA. The agenda items include:
- Planning Along the Lifespan
- The Workplace of the Future
- Our Community
- Health and Long-Term Living
- Social Engagement
- Marketplace
Beginning in 2005, Solutions Forums were held to gather input from stakeholders on possible solutions and recommendations on aging issues. AOTA sponsored such an event on May 13, 2005, at its Annual Conference in Long Beach.
A summary of this event and written statements presented at "Solutions Forums" may be posted on the WHCoA Web site at www.whcoa.gov
The WHCoA is holding Solutions Forums and Mini-Conferences across the country. Check the WHCoA Web site www.whcoa.gov on a regular basis for the latest schedule of events.