U.Va. Institute on Aging Hosts Lecture on Livable Communities

11/11/2009
2:00 PM -  
Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel

Elinor Ginzler, Senior Vice President for Livable Communities at AARP, will present “Livable Communities:  Opportunities for Successful Aging” on November 11 at 2:00 at the Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel.  According to Ms. Ginzler, making a community livable means providing “for all citizens of all ages and all abilities so they can carry out their everyday lives” and participate in the community’s economic, civic, and social life. 

The Institute on Aging is sponsoring this lecture; cosponsors are the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, and the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.  These organizations are among those actively working to improve livability in and around Charlottesville.

Ginzler will discuss how elements of a livable community directly relate to one’s ability to age independently and successfully.  For example, she will highlight some of AARP’s current work on mobility and housing.  The lecture will also include a discussion of the intergenerational and interconnected benefits of those elements. 

Since joining AARP in 1998, Ginzler has been a key leader in AARP independent living / long-term care efforts and has been instrumental in planning, designing, coordinating and overseeing programmatic work in these areas.  With over 20 years of experience in service delivery systems to the elderly, she has an extensive work history in program management and development, as well as experience in working collaboratively with public, private non-profit and community-based organizations.

The lecture and parking are free, but RSVP is required.  Online registration is available at www.virginia.edu/aginginstitute, by phone at (434) 243-5695, or by e-mail at uvaging@virginia.edu.