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For Immediate Release
February 13, 2007
Contact:
Erin Weller
212-308-1414 ext. 329
eweller@americangeriatrics.org
Philadelphia - The American Geriatrics Society is pleased to announce that it has engaged WolfBlock Public Strategies to assist with its mission to guide public policy efforts aimed at improving the health and health care of seniors.
"We are delighted to be working with the wonderful team at WolfBlock Public Strategies," said Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice President of the American Geriatrics Society.
The AGS has a vision of a future where every older American will receive high-quality, patient-centered care, and that independence and quality of life will continue to improve for all older Americans. Its strategies for achieving its goal include a strong focus on providing public education and expanding the geriatrics knowledge base through research. The AGS believes in the benefits of raising public awareness of the need for high-quality, culturally sensitive, interdisciplinary geriatric health care.
"The AGS does such wonderful work that will benefit us all," says Stuart Shorenstein, President of WolfBlock Public Strategies, New York. "We look forward to working with the AGS as we focus the nation's attention on the need to improve the health and quality of life of seniors."
About WolfBlock Public Strategies
WolfBlock Public Strategies, LLC, a subsidiary of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, provides federal, state and local government relations consulting and lobbying services, and has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
About Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
WolfBlock is a multipractice law firm with offices in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. The firm has more than 300 attorneys and government relations professionals who offer the full complement of legal services to corporate, government, nonprofit and individual clients locally, nationally and internationally. For more information on WolfBlock, visit www.wolfblock.com.
ABOUT THE AGS
Founded in 1942, the American Geriatrics Society (www.americangeriatrics.org) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals dedicated to improving the health, independence, and quality of life of all older people. The Society supports this mission through activities in clinical practice, professional and public education, research, and public policy. With an active membership of over 6,500 health care professionals, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies, and practices in geriatric medicine.
ABOUT THE FHA
In 1999, the American Geriatrics Society reached beyond its traditional role as a professional medical society and launched the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA). The FHA aims to build a bridge between geriatrics health care professionals and the public, and advocate on behalf of older adults and their special needs: wellness and preventive care, self-responsibility and independence, and connections to family and community. The FHA champions initiatives in public education, clinical research, and public policy that advance the principles and practice of geriatrics medicine; educate policy makers and the public on the health care needs and concerns of older adults; support aging research that reduces disability and frailty, and improves quality of life and health outcomes; encourage older adults to be effective advocates for their own health care; and help family members and caregivers take better care of their older loved ones and themselves.
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