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MASWA/SPSWA Joint Public Policy Meeting

Date: June 25, 2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Zoom

Please join us for the Joint Public Policy Meeting between MASWA and SPSWA.  Rajean Moone, of the Governor’s Council for Age Friendly MN, will be giving us a review of the activity of the Council’s work to date and the plans moving forward as Minnesota strives to achieve Age Friendly status.  Rajean will also provide an overview of aging related issues from the Legislative Session including the Special Session.

One CEU will be available.

 

When:           Thursday, June 25, 2020

2:30 – 3:00  Virtual Networking

3:00 – 4:00   Speaker

Zoom Meeting Link:  https://bit.ly/PublicPolicyZoomLink

Password: srworker2

Phone: +1 651 372 8299
Webinar ID: 927 6167 3619
Password: 645364

Objectives:

  • Now that Age Friendly MN has launched, what work is being done?
  • Learn about what becoming an Age Friendly community entails and how the state is intending to participate in this process.
  • Gain a better understanding of the Age Friendly Community approval process and the role you can play in it.
  • With Covid 19 dominating the Legislative Session, what is the status of Assisted Living Licensure? What new legislation aimed at aging issues has passed? What has or will come out of the Special Session?

Speaker Bio:

Rajean Paul Moone, PhD, LNHA, FGSA, is the Faculty Director of Long-Term Care Administration in the College of Continuing & Professional Studies at the University of Minnesota.  He is also the Associate Director of Education at the Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.  Rajean is a Board Trustee of Care Providers of MN Foundation and a Board Member of the MN Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC).  He serves on the Governor’s Council for Age Friendly Minnesota and is the former Executive Director of the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging.

Questions:   Jarrod Peterson – SPSWA/MASWA  jpeterson@touchinghearts.com