How States Are Implementing the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

On February 5, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) will hold a webinar exploring new and ongoing activity to support the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers at the federal and state levels.

The National Strategy is a roadmap for better supporting caregivers, including hundreds of action steps that public and private organizations at the local, state, and national level can take to better support caregivers. This webinar will cover updates from ACL on actions the agency is taking to support family caregivers, as well as new state promising practices to support family caregivers from representatives from four states.

Speakers:

• Mary Lazare, Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living
• Bernice Hutchinson, Aging Services Program Specialist, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, Administration for Community Living
• Nikaela Frederick, Aging Services Program Specialist, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, Administration for Community Living
• Rani Snyder, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
• State staff from Maryland, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and California
• Wendy Fox-Grage, Director of the RAISE Act Family Caregiver Center, National Academy for State Health Policy (facilitator)

Date: Thursday, February 5, at 2:00 p.m.