A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY FORUM

Did you participate in Minnesota's 2022 State Needs Assessment? Or maybe you're interested in learning what the findings tell us about how Minnesota is aging so you can apply it in your age-friendly efforts?


Whatever brings you to the table, our Age-Friendly Minnesota Council invited you to join us on Wednesday, December 14, from 1-2:30 p.m. to be among the first Minnesotans to review new findings from the team at Rainbow Research and to engage in discussions about how the experience of aging in 2022 sets the stage for shared work ahead.


This virtual event also provided a chance to network with leaders from communities across Minnesota about the state of age-friendly efforts, hear about new grants ahead in 2023, and more!

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES


  • Understand the progress made on age-friendly efforts in Minnesota over the past year.
  • Learn from state leaders in age-friendly communities across the state about their work.
  • Review key research findings from Minnesota's 2022 Statewide Needs Assessment.
  • Engage in discussions to inform and shape immediate efforts to close the state's gaps.



CEU

This program has been approved for a total of 1 clock hour from the Minnesota Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports (MN32-0056) and designed to meet the CEU approval criteria for the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging is an approved provider of continuing education by the Minnesota Board of Social Work. Participants can participate in the live session to earn up to 1 CEU.


FREE

This event is provided at no charge by the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council and in collaboration with AARP Minnesota's quarterly meeting of Age-Friendly Communities.

AGENDA

1:00    Welcome and 2022 Reflections

Please introduce yourself and share an age-friendly highlight!

REENA SHETTY, Director, Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, ADAM SUOMALA, Executive Director, Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging, and LYDIA MORKEN, Age-Friendly Council Planning Consultant, Age-Friendly Minnesota Council


1:15     Age-Friendly Communities: 2022 Highlights

CATHY MCLEER, State Director, AARP Minnesota, and JAY HAAPALA, Associate State Director, AARP Minnesota


1:25     Closing the Gaps: Minnesota's 2022 Needs Assessment

REBECCA (BEKI) SAITO, Associate Director, Rainbow Research, KSHITIZ KARKI, Research Associate, Rainbow Research, and RAHEL TAKLE, Geo-Mapping Consulting, Rainbow Research


2:10     A Statewide Conversation

MIMI STENDER, Founder and President, Duluth Aging Supports and Age-Friendly Council Member


2:30    Call to Action and Adjourn

SHERRIE PUGH, Chair, Age-Friendly Minnesota Council

"Age-Friendly Minnesota aims to make our systems and communities more inclusive of and responsive to older adults - a group of which we will all one day be a part." 


    - Tim Walz, Governor

January 3, 2022

ACCESSIBILITY

Stipends were available for those attending on personal time. Please contact adam@mnlcoa.org for more information. Zoom live transcript was enabled and every effort was made to include all community members; we always request you share accessibility needs when you register.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REENA SHETTY

Director

Age-Friendly Minnesota Council

reena.shetty@state.mn.us

JAY HAAPALA

Associate State Director

AARP Minnesota

jhaapala@aarp.org 

ADAM SUOMALA

Executive Director

Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging

adam@mnlcoa.org

REBECCA (BEKI) SAITO

Associate Director

Rainbow Research

bsaito@rainbowresearch.org