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Media Advisories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Contact: AoA Press Office
(202) 357-3507

HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging to Keynote 20th Anniversary Celebration of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging

HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina G. Carbonell will deliver keynote remarks at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging in West Palm Beach, Fla.

WHO: Josefina G. Carbonell, HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging
   
WHEN: Thursday, May 22, 2008
12:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET
   
WHERE: Raymond F. Kravis Center for Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Background:
In addition to congratulating the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging on its 20th Anniversary, Assistant Secretary Carbonell will address national efforts to help Americans live longer, healthier lives by streamlining access to long-term supports, ensuring high quality care and services, emphasizing prevention as a key to improved longevity, and advancing consumer direction and choice. Assistant Secretary Carbonell will also join in saluting Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging Chief Executive Officer Robert McFalls for his 30 years of leadership in the national aging network and will participate in a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new building for the agency. For more information about the Administration on Aging, visit www.aoa.gov.  More information about the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging can be found at www.myanswersonaging.org



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