AARP International Newsletter-Sept.-TOC
GlobalPerspectives on Family Caregiving
On the occasionof the global celebration of the United Nations International Day of OlderPersons, AARP, the National Alliance for Caregiving, and the United NationsProgramme on Ageing will host a meetingto discuss the latest pertinent issues on family caregiving. – Oct. 1, 2008,United Nations Headquarters, N.Y.
ReshapingHealth & Financial Security for the EU 27 and Eastern Europe
AARPInternational and the European Centre-Vienna will facilitate a pan-Europeanapproach to “reinventing retirement,” with a particular emphasison the new member states of the European Union, and the socioeconomicconsequences of aging for these countries. – Oct. 23-24, 2008, Dürnstein,Austria
ExperiencesAbroad: Health Care Reform in The Netherlands
The Netherlandsis undergoing a reform in health care, concerning both the insurance market andthe care-purchase market. The nation is using competition and a certain amountof regulation to pursue what many in the United States-especially interestingin this year of Presidential elections-hunger to achieve: health insurance foreveryone. We are coupling universal coverage with incentives and controls toprevent a cost explosion. – A”Perspectives” Column by Ab Klink, Minister of Health, Welfareand Sport, The Netherlands
SpecialReport: Aging in China
“Today, behindthe country’s rush to modernization, the tumult of the summer Olympics inBeijing, and the aftermath of May’s earthquake, China’s families and governmentare scrambling to find new ways to provide for their elderly.” – An AARPBulletin Special Report.
NowAvailable: Forum on the Future Workforce, Executive Summary
Employers arepursuing new approaches to reengineer the workplace, re-career older workers,recast public perceptions about aging, and restructure the regulatoryenvironment to create incentives for continued employment. To explore thesestrategies, AARP and the European Commission convened experts and innovatorsrepresenting government, industry, and social partners for an internationalforum on June 23-24, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium. – ExecutiveSummary Now Available