Strengthening the Voice of Older Adults and the Aging Network: A Vision for the Reauthorized Older Americans Act

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Article Publication Date: 
10/11/2011
Summary: 
Older Americans Adults (OAA) reauthorization presents a unique opportunity to make significant improvements to the advocacy provisions under the Act. This paper presents three dimensions and five principles that form the basis of advocacy under the OAA, and it offers seven recommendations to strengthen advocacy within the next OAA reauthorization. Virtually every program and funding stream created by the OAA requires that the entire aging network advocate on behalf of older Americans.
Topics: 
Resource Center
Types/Tools: 
Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults
Sources: 
National Council on Aging
Programs/Initiatives: 
Older Americans Act (OAA)
Keywords: 
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Policy Advocacy; System Advocacy; One-to-one advocacy;

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Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52977