Resource: 1995 White House Conference on Aging Resolutions

 

  • Keeping Social Security sound, now and for the future
    resolution1.pdf

  • Reauthorizing and preserving the integrity of the Older Americans Act
    resolution2.pdf

  • Preserving the nature of Medicaid
    resolution3.pdf

  • Alzheimer's research
    resolution4.pdf

  • Ensuring the future of the Medicare program
    resolution5.pdf

  • Ensuring the availability of a broad spectrum of services
    resolution6.pdf

  • Preserving advocacy functions under the Older Americans Act
    resolution7.pdf

  • Financing and providing long-term care and services
    resolution8.pdf

  • Expanding and enhancing opportunities for older volunteers
    resolution9.pdf

  • Assuming personal responsibility for the state of one's health
    resolution10.pdf

  • Strengthening the Federal role in building and sustaining a well-trained work force grounded in geriatric and gerontological education
    resolution11.pdf

  • Expanding, coordinating, and targeting necessary services
    resolution12.pdf

  • Reforming the health care system
    resolution13.pdf

  • Promoting innovative strategies to encourage new models of supportive housing, particularly housing which facilitates long-term care services
    resolution14.pdf

  • Expanding the coverage of existing food programs
    resolution15.pdf

  • Meeting mental health needs
    resolution16.pdf

  • Maintaining personal choice and autonomy
    resolution17.pdf

  • Preventing crimes against older persons
    resolution18.pdf

  • Prevention/wellness throughout one's lifespan
    resolution19.pdf

  • Preventing elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect
    resolution20.pdf

  • Expanding training and employment opportunities for older workers
    resolution21.pdf

  • Designing housing to maximize independence
    resolution22.pdf

    Providing services in a full range of locations that encompasses institutional care, home care/foster home care, and community based services
    resolution23.pdf

  • Increasing Federal funding for research in the areas of the mechanisms of aging, diseases of older people, long-term care systems and services, and special populations
    resolution24.pdf

  • Developing alternative options for funding long-term care
    resolution25.pdf

  • Providing oversight and ensuring greater public and private pension coverage, portability, enforcement, and vestment
    resolution26.pdf

  • Setting ground rules for guardianship
    resolution27.pdf

  • Support for caregivers
    resolution28.pdf

  • Enhancing community participation
    resolution29.pdf

  • Maximizing transportation choices
    resolution30.pdf

  • Ensuring the availability of appropriate care, services, and treatment
    resolution31.pdf

  • Preserving and expanding Federal and State elderly housing programs
    resolution32.pdf

  • Encouraging policies that support and reward the development of suitable and safe communities
    resolution33.pdf

  • Providing health care coverage that addresses basic needs, prevention, and chronic disease concerns
    resolution34.pdf

  • Strengthening and coordinating the delivery of legal assistance to older persons
    resolution35.pdf

  • Ensuring quality care, services, and treatment
    resolution36.pdf

  • Promoting positive images of aging by sensitizing society to the value of older adults
    resolution37.pdf

  • Expanding programs to assess and address malnutrition across generations
    resolution38.pdf

  • Addressing issues related to grandparents raising grandchildren
    resolution39.pdf

  • Targeting Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits to frail elderly women
    resolution40.pdf

  • Protecting the rights of older citizens and legal residents against discrimination
    resolution41.pdf

  • Encouraging development and ensuring implementation of advance directives, such as living wills
    resolution42.pdf

  • Advocating for children
    resolution43.pdf

  • Defending and advancing critical public policies
    resolution44.pdf

  • Giving older veterans choice in health care and permitting the Department of Veteran Affairs to retain third party reimbursements, including Medicare
    resolution45.pdf