Pennsylvania Department of Aging plans Town Meetings to gather input for new State Plan on Aging…Pennsylvanians can offer opinions on the future needs of older adults
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging plans Town
Meetings to gather input for new State Plan
on Aging…Pennsylvanians can offer opinions
on the future needs of older adults
To help shape the future direction of services for older Pennsylvanians, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging today announced it will host seven town meetings in January, February and March to update the State Plan on Aging.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help
shape the future direction of services for
older Pennsylvanians, the Pennsylvania
Department of Aging today announced it will
host seven town meetings in January,
February and March to update the State Plan
on Aging.
"Through these public meetings we receive information that
will help us develop new services and
enhance existing programs," said Secretary
of Aging Nora Dowd Eisenhower. "We are
seeking public input to make sure our
priorities accurately reflect the needs of
the older Pennsylvanians we serve."
The department is required by state and federal law to update
its State Plan on Aging every four years.
The new plan will set an aging agenda for
the commonwealth through 2012.
Meetings will be held in Elizabethtown on Jan. 31; Clarion on
Feb. 7; Pittsburgh on Feb. 8; Nanticoke on
Feb. 21; Bedford on March 7; West Chester on
March 14; and Williamsport on March 17. ().
All meetings will be from 9 a.m. to noon.
The meetings will focus on issues including public awareness
of health care and long-term living options;
enabling individuals to live in the setting
of their choice; empowering individuals to
stay active and healthy; and ensuring the
rights of individuals to prevent abuse,
neglect, exploitation and abandonment. A
discussion guide to help the public
"Public participation is absolutely essential to the success
of our town meetings," Secretary Dowd
Eisenhower said. "We are encouraging
organizations involved in our state's aging
network to spread the word and encourage
their members to make their voices heard."
Citizens who cannot attend the meetings may also share their
input in
one of the following ways:
-- Submit written comments to the Department of Aging,
c/o the Division
of Systems Planning and Consultation, 555 Walnut Street, 5th
Floor,
Harrisburg, PA 17101.
-- Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Aging web site at
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