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Learn about a care approach where the focus is on each client as an individual, not simply another person with dementia. Learn More

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Attend and learn about how the oldest boomers have fared in the face of an uneven economy and how they are navigating the challenges of longevity. Learn More

ASA Awards

ASA Awards recognize outstanding accomplishment and service. Nominations are open now for the 2013 Awards. Learn More

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The ASA-MetLife Foundation MindAlert Award program recognizes innovative mental fitness programs for older adults developed by nonprofit organizations. Learn More

AgeBlog

We Must Stop Alzheimer’s by 2020: The Need for a New Era of Geri-Activism

posted 08.29.2012

In recognition of Alzheimer’s Action Day, we are looking back at the inspiring General Session at the 2011 Aging in America Conference, “We Must Stop Alzheimer’s by 2020: The Need for a New Era of Geri-Activism.” Read More

What It Means to Self-Manage a Disease

posted 09.19.2012

Self-management is what people do to manage everyday life within the context of a disease. Read More

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Mom’s Meals and ASA are pleased to announce a partnership for two educational web seminars on nutrition designed especially for professionals in the field of aging: the “Nutrition Matters” series. Nutrition is a clinically proven part of the treatment, symptom mitigation or prevention of many chronic conditions. Food and nutrition is often overlooked as a therapeutic and critical intervention, and this series will outline how nutrition can help improve disease outcomes and provide practical application of evidence-based nutrition research and strategies.