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NH Senior Leadership Brief

Center:

NH-INACTIVE-Institute on Disability, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2015

Contact Information:

Sue Fox
[email protected]
603-228-2084

Product Description:

Public policy related to senior issues has not kept pace with the changes called for by an aging population. Advocacy is an important part of the policy landscape as it promotes a united effort to create change and encourage legislative action. Effective advocacy helps inform and educate policy makers, allows individuals to have their voices heard, builds stronger communities, and allows people to live more fulfilling lives. However, policy makers are inundated with causes to support, and it is easy for certain populations or causes to be lost in this process. This has been especially true for advocacy efforts around the needs of an aging population. At the legislative level, the older adult advocacy network is disjointed, underrepresented, and drowned out by groups that have stronger, more formidable advocacy networks. The lack of a strong grass-roots advocacy network for older adults is of growing concern as our population ages.

Keyword(s):

Senior, Advocacy, Leadership

Product/Publication Type(s):

Reports and monographs

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://chhs.unh.edu/sites/chhs.unh.edu/files/departments/center_on_aging_and_community_living/cacl_senior_leadership_brief_3_12_15.pdf

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