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Report of the Forum on North Carolina’s Aging Workforce Now Available

February 18, 2009

The Institute on Aging has published a report of the North Carolina Governor's Advisory Council on Aging Forum on North Carolina’s Aging Workforce, held in Raleigh in September 2008.

Attendees at the forum represented a range of public and private sector organizations. Keynote speakers, corporate representatives and others were invited to give presentations or participate in panel discussions.

Peter Stein, PhD, Associate Director, Aging Workforce Initiatives at the UNC Institute on Aging, edited the report titled, Report of the Forum on North Carolina’s Aging Workforce. It contains an executive summary, recommendations made by the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging to the Governor, and summaries of the presentations made at the forum. Electronic copies of the report are available from the Institute on Aging (use the link above).

The Forum was organized by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging, UNC Institute on Aging, North Carolina Department of Commerce‐Workforce Development Board, North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, and AARP North Carolina. It was sponsored by the UNC Institute on Aging, GlaxoSmithKline, Duke Energy, SAS, AARP North Carolina, North Carolina Coalition on Aging, North Carolina Senior Citizens Association, North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, National Association of Social Workers, and the North Carolina Association of Long Term Care Facilities.