Please join us for the inaugural

Diversity in Aging Symposium

focused on

Eldercare: Diverse Perspectives and Diverse Needs

 

March 20, 2020

8:30 am* - 12 noon

Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium, UNC School of Social Work

 

*Coffee and light breakfast from 8:30-9:00am 

 

The symposium will highlight issues related to caregiving for and with older adults from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Speakers will highlight traditions and beliefs around caregiving, as well as pragmatic aspects of giving and receiving care through a specific cultural lens. There will be an opportunity for interactive discussion with the speakers.

Featuring:

Geni Eng, Gillings School of Global Public Health

Carolina Avary, Piedmont Health

Linda Kim, Evergreen Adult Day Care

Chasity Hunt, Carolina Compassion Care in Lumberton

Representatives from the Marian Cheek Jackson Center

 

SPONSORED BY:

UNC Partnerships in Aging Program

 

in collaboration with:

The UNC School of Nursing

The UNC School of Social Work

The Gillings School of Global Public Health

The Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine